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Australia's green bond issuance tops $15 billion: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... Australian and New Zealand sustainable finance market is accelerating with the emergence of loans in both green and sustainability-linked formats," said Christina Tonkin, managing director, loans and specialised finance, ANZ. "This follows the growth ...

QIC Shopping Centre Fund issues $300m certified green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... Climate Bonds Initiative Proceeds of the bond will fund capital expenditure associated with its asset development and sustainability objectives, according to a statement from the Climate Bonds Initiative. "Issuing a green bond is an important milestone ...

BlackRock launches unlisted iShares ESG Global Bond Index Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... screens we apply to equities (under the Socially Conscious investment option)." "BlackRock is increasing its focus on sustainability across the board - from investment processes to investment solutions," said Craig Vardy, head of fixed Income at BlackRock ...

CEFC reports $1.5 billion in new commitments for FY2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... energy investments, and also welcomed the greater focus on net-zero emissions. "We welcome the increasing focus on sustainability and net zero emissions from businesses, both large and small, as well as institutional investors and innovative entrepreneurs," ...

Man Group launches proprietary ESG analytics tool for portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... quantitative analysis to disaggregate multi-vendor ESG datasets, allowing the tool to generate a holistic score for the sustainability profile and impact of a business. Datasets from three ESG data providers - Sustainalytics (ESG scoring and controversies ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets working groups

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... coordinating working group have been established: Technical Working Group 1: Mobilising capital to deliver on our sustainability challenges and opportunities. Nicole Bradford, portfolio head of responsible investment, Cbus Super, and Katharine Tapley ...

CEFC provides $120 million finance for Curtin University development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... said. The Exchange development is expected to save more than 2,455 tonnes of carbon emissions annually. Integrated sustainability initiatives will include a high-performance building facade, energy efficient heating, ventilation and air conditioning ...

T. Rowe Price evaluates sustainability impacts of plastic consumption

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... management organisation with US$1.082 trillion in assets under management, has released a research note outlining the sustainability impacts of the consumption and disposal of plastics, with particular regard to impacts on investible companies. "We think ...

Fidelity International appoints Jenn-Hui Tan global head of stewardship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... International. "Fidelity continues to develop its capabilities in this area, most recently with the launch of our own sustainability ratings covering our investible universe of 3,000 issuers,"Anand said. "We're delighted to promote Jenn-Hui to this important ...

RI market nears $1 trillion, increased focus on lifting leading practice: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... driving flows into thematic funds and screened funds. "Although there are some small parts of the market around sustainability themed and negatively themed, that's where a lot of the quite interesting activity is occurring and what probably most closely ...