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Bank Australia issues $125 million sustainability bond linked to SDGs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... sustainability bond linked to three of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This marks not only the first time that Bank Australia has issued a bond, but also the first time a customer-owned bank in Australia has issued a sustainability ...

Finance sector calls for development of Sustainable Finance Roadmaps

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... underway in the UK and Europe to transition to a financial system which puts the interests of customers and beneficiaries first". A n number of economic regions and countries around the world have developed frameworks and policy signals around sustainable ...

Improved disclosure in fashion supply chain: Baptist World Aid Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... factories has had significant improvement since 2013, increasing from 24% in 2013 to 44% in 2018," the report noted. For the first time, the report also included preliminary data on the global fashion industry's environmental performance. Gershon Nimbalker ...

Russell Investments to implement new material ESG score methodology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... to add value." Most of Russell Investments' sustainable products will integrate the materiality score, Ashton added. "The first cab off the rank is the sustainable products in the ESG space - that will be a critical enhancement for funds," she said. ...

Australia faces challenges in adapting to autonomous vehicle technology: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... (AV) technology, according to KPMG. KPMG has released the 2018 Autonomous Vehicles Readiness Index (AVRI), which is its first study to examine how the selected countries 20 selected nations rate today in terms of progress and capacity for adapting AV ...

Commonwealth Bank issues $650 million climate bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has issued its first climate bond, raising $650 million to fund renewable and low-carbon projects in Australia. The CBA Climate Bond will fund 12 eligible Australia projects, including renewable energy generation ...

Video: Aligning Your Investments with the Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... included Michael Salvatico, Executive Director, MSCI, Joanna Nash, Vice President, Blackrock, Richard Brandweiner, CIO, First State Super, and Stuart Palmer, Head of Ethics, Australian Ethical. The panel was moderated by Rachel Alembakis, Editor, The ...

Australian Ethical Investments join Principles for Positive Impact Finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... members of the working group include Banco Itau, BNP Paribas, BMCE Bank of Africa, Caisse des Depots Group, Desjardins Group, First Rand, Hermes Investment Management, ING, Mirova, NedBank, Pax World, Piraeus Bank, SEB, Societe Generale, Standard Bank ...

Banks consider the implications of Sustainable Development Goals

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... banks chose to focus on a few different goals, but some of the goals were cited by all three banks in their strategies. The first common goal is Goal 5 - Gender Equality. Stewart at ANZ points out that gender equality is the lowest hanging fruit, but ...

Food Loss and Waste Accounting Standard launched

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... Programme). "This standard is a real breakthrough," said Andrew Steer, president and CEO, World Resources Institute. "For the first time, armed with the standard, countries and companies will be able to quantify how much food is lost and wasted, where ...