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Demand exceeds supply in Australian green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... that is suitable to investors. White agreed with Tapley, adding "once the work has been done, it's easily replicable for future issuance." Tapley also noted that the cost of verifying a green bond is not as high as perceived in the market, and gives ...

Government launches new Clean Energy Innovation Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... from CEFC's existing allocation and that under the new arrangement, ARENA will not be able to issue grants funding for future renewable energy projects. The previous coalition government led by former Prime Minister Tony Abbott had attempted to repeal ...

Urgent need for social impact metrics development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... with Horizon Housing to "finance the purchase of management rights for 995 existing affordable housing properties and the future development of up to 60 new social and affordable homes," according to HESTA. Horizon Housing has properties and projects ...

GRI, CDP publish updated reporting guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... financial stakeholders to better understand and compare how businesses are managing climate-related issues for a resilient future." The guidance is aimed at helping organisations report on climate change and water impacts, with the ultimate aim of those ...

Q&A: Madeleine Senior, Bert Rebelo, Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... custodian, Northern Trust oversees more than AU$200 billion in assets and is the custodian for asset owners including the Future Fund, CSC, QIC, IAG, ACT Treasury and Energy Industries Superannuation Scheme (EISS). In 2015, Northern Trust established ...

Social license to operate key to achieving sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... unlocked," he said. "Companies take account of how they are impacting, and communities start taking responsibility for their own future and their own prosperity and they want to be as self-sufficient as possible, too. It is a big area of common ground ...

GRI creates GOLD Community for stakeholders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... intergovernmental agencies, GRI said. "The GOLD Community is made up of leading organizations that are helping GRI shape the future of sustainability. GOLD Community members are the core of GRI's global network and through their participation they play ...

KPMG Australia launches supplier code of conduct

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... aligned with what we represent." KPMG Australia will include a questionnaire drawing upon the code of conduct with all future tenders for service, and will be engaging with existing contract-holders over the code of conduct, Sridhar said. He estimated ...

Investor groups publish real estate climate risk guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... Implementing the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement - An action framework, which outlines means to improve returns and better protect future value of property portfolios through engagement with environmental, social and governance (ESG) and climate agendas. ...

Mirvac to build industrial estate with sustainability features

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... and we have the This Changes Everything strategy. If you look at each of the elements in the strategy, like shaping the future of place, reducing dependence on resources and so on, every one of those is about maximising those key elements." The design ...