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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... issuance to date includes 35 deals (some comprising multiple tranches), from 15 issuers. "The Australian and New Zealand sustainable finance market is accelerating with the emergence of loans in both green and sustainability-linked formats," said Christina ...

Investment in climate-related opportunities grow: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... constraints hindering further investment activity," the report said. Likely, these issues will be addressed in the sustainable finance roadmaps underway in Australia and New Zealand." "Perceived barriers to climate investment have evolved in response ...

Consultation paper seeks comment on disclosure of SDGs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) have published a discussion paper with recommendation on disclosing for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Professor Carol Adams Jointly authored by Professor Carol Adams, Russell Picot and Paul Druckman ...

BlackRock launches unlisted iShares ESG Global Bond Index Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... investment processes to investment solutions," said Craig Vardy, head of fixed Income at BlackRock Australia said. "Sustainable investing is no longer a niche area and has been brought to the mainstream, because of increased access to more granular data ...

Regnan reports depth, impact of engagement in 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... going to be an important organisational asset." Regnan has also commenced tracking of engagement in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). That tracking is going in two directions - firstly, in encouraging companies to " consider not only ...

HNW, UHNW "do not deeply consider ESG issues": Crestone wealth report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... called "socially responsible investing" - the suite of investing that includes ESG integration, ethical investing, and sustainable investing in Crestone's view, Holder said. "Our own framework to think about this is that socially responsible investing ...

HESTA allocates $20 million to affordable housing development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... invest focuses on the much broader impact we can have for members by aligning investments with seven strategic UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including how we can help make cities and communities more sustainable and inclusive." The Nightingale ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets working groups

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative has established the technical working groups that will set the roadmap for "realigning the finance sector to support greater social, environmental and economic outcomes for the country." Simon O'Connor ...

CEFC provides $120 million finance for Curtin University development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... lighting systems and more than 300kw of solar PV across the project, the CEFC said. "The project incorporates various sustainable initiatives and alternative energy generation sources to ensure long-term sustainability and reduce the overall impact of ...

Future Super invests in loans via peer to peer lending platform RateSetter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... impacting the environment. We're thrilled to be the first super fund to fund a peer-to-peer lender that is helping the sustainable energy revolution." Future Super, like the CEFC and the other ADIs that have invested, will invest its money directly into ...