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Local Government Super becomes signatory to Green Bond Pledge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... Island; the Cities of Asheville and San Francisco - California; King County - Washington; and financial firms, Global New Energy Finance and R3 Returns. "The foundation signatories are to be congratulated," said Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds Initiative ...

Australia, New Zealand real estate tops GRESB benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... for the region, average like-for-like greenhouse gas emissions for the sector have decreased by 4.0%, and year-on-year energy consumption was down almost 2.9%. There was an uptick in water consumption, which increased year-on-year by just over 1.2% for ...

WorldGBC launches Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... that some of Australia's major corporations lead the world in sustainability. And with many now setting more ambitious energy efficiency and net zero targets, I'm confident we will sustain that position." The states and regions include Baden-Wurttemberg ...

Nikko AM, ARK Investment Management launch innovation fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... innovation strategy; "investing in the leaders, enablers and beneficiaries of innovations centred on robotics, automation, energy storage, genomic sequencing, and next generation internet technologies," Nikko AM said. ARK defines disruptive innovation ...

Climate Bond Initiative identifies nearly 400 green infrastructure projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... in Australia and New Zealand that align with international definitions of green include low carbon transport, renewable energy, sustainable water and waste management, and low carbon buildings. The infrastructure investment opportunities are explored ...

Institutional investor appetite for low carbon investment strengthens: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... significant barrier. This survey was conducted before the events of last week in Australia and the renewed challenges to clean energy investment we now face in Australia." "Failure to get the policy settings right could undermine investment appetite ...

Vanguard Australia licenses FTSE Russell index for ESG-related products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... Australia has licenses a new "values aligned" index from FTSE Russell the FTSE Developed ex Australia ex Non-Renewable Energy/Vice Products/Weapons Index. The index will form the basis for two Vanguard ESG-related products. It is the first FTSE Russell ...

Bank Australia issues $125 million sustainability bond linked to SDGs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... the bond will be used to finance loans including community housing, specialist disability accommodation and mortgages for energy efficient homes with an added environmental offset from a conservation reserve that the bank acquired 10 years ago, Dawson ...

Q&A: Yolanda Beattie, Mercer, talks Future IM/Pact initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... can get the groundswell of this, we've got an awesome looking website. We've got great brands; we've got a whole lot of energy and enthusiasm. We now need to convert that to volume and momentum. And then we could really get ourselves in a position where ...

CEFC reports 39 direct commitments worth $2.3 billion in FY18

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Fiannce Corporation (CEFC) made direct commitments to 39 new projects, with a total value of $2.3 billion in the 2017-2018 financial year. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation The CEFC has released its 2018 Investment ...