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Five investors join initiative to grow green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
Five new global investors have joined the Investor Statement on Green Bonds and Climate Bonds, calling on governments to grow the global green bond market. Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds Initiative chair Calvert Investments, Addenda Capital, F&C Investments ...

AMP Capital assesses ESG risks in food, beverage sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
ASX-listed companies in the food and beverage sector are exposed to "relatively high" sustainability risks that overlap and interact, according to a review by AMP Capital. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, AMP Capital The 37 companies that make up the ASX's food ...

KKR invests in Sundrop Farms expansion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) has provided growth capital to Sundrop Farms, a South Australia-based arid climate agribusiness. The funding, which comes from KKR's Asian Fund II, will be used to "significantly expand" Sundrop Farms' glasshouse facility ...

Financial System Inquiry recommends on impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
The Financial System Inquiry final report has endorsed several methods to facilitate the development of the impact investment market in Australia. Ian Learmonth, executive director of impact investing, Social Ventures Australia The Financial System ...

NAB issues $150m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank (NAB) has issued an AU$150 million green bond, the first Australian-issued climate bond in the market. The NAB Climate Bond is the first bank-issued bond to be certified in compliance with the Climate Bonds Standards. Proceeds ...

The GIIN launches impact investing training programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) has launched a fund manager training program for managers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The goal of the training program is to "enable impact investment fund managers in high-growth regions to better ...

Westpac increases lending to cleantech, enviro services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
Westpac Group reported increases in women in leadership roles, lending to cleantech and environmental services of AU$8 billion and new commitments around disclosure of carbon emissions as part of its 2014 sustainability report. Siobhan Toohill, Westpac ...

Too few companies performing water risks assessment: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
Water insecurity is likely to constrain companies' business growth, but water risk assessments are "often" falling short in both direct operations and supply chain, according to CDP. Cate Lamb, head of CDP's water program CDP recently published the ...

Companies inconsistent in approach to deforestation risks: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
Companies are "inconsistent in recognising risks and taking action"on deforestation risks from major agricultural commodities in their supply chain, according to CDP. Katie McCoy, head of forests, CDP While more than 90% of companies see opportunities ...

oekom research: ESG ratings improve bond performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
Corporate bonds with better sustainability performance and ratings have a higher equity ratio, according to independent rating agency oekom research. oekom research has published a study, The importance of sustainability criteria in assessing the opportunities ...