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Eight Investment Partners launches 8IP Australian Equity Impact Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
Eight Investment Partners (8IP) has launched its first retail Australian equities fund geared towards capturing environmental/social impact in ASX-listed. Kerry Series, principal and chief investment officer, 8 Investment Partners 8IP seeded the 8IP ...

CEFC provides $90m in financing to Mirvac for residential clean energy initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is committing up to $90 million in debt finance to developer Mirvac to embed clean energy initiatives in the construction of three new masterplanned residential communities. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy ...

$12.5 million ARENA initiative to fund distributed energy resources projects, studies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has launched a $12.5 million initiative to fund pilot projects and studies to integrate distributed energy resources (DER) into the electricity system. The aim of the initiative is to increase the proportion ...

Sustainable returns versus ESG risk analysis: Stewart Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... family company, it produces soy-based products like tofu, almond milk and soy milk, and that has a lower impact on the environment than dairy and beef. It also focuses on the increasing middle class - a lot of that increase will be emerging consumers ...

NAB sheds light on process of issuing green RMBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
When National Australia Bank (NAB) issued an Australian residential mortgage-backed bond with a green tranche, it was able to do so using recently developed Climate Bond Initiative proxy criteria. Eva Zileli, head of group funding, NAB NAB has issued ...

ANZ prices €750 million bond linked to Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
ANZ has launched and priced its first Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) bond in the European wholesale debt capital markets. Katharine Tapley, head of sustainable finance solutions (SFS), loans and specialised finance, ANZ The bond raised â,¬750 ...

CEFC signs agreement with Metro Finance to launch green vehicle finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... for us to offer a discount to encourage customers to choose vehicles that will have a lasting positive impact on the environment," Crossman said. "To make it easier, we're providing our brokers with statistics and standards on vehicles and equipment ...

NAB issues Australian residential mortgage-backed bond with green tranche

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... residential property sector accounts for nearly 12% of Australia's emissions, according to the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council. "We expect the success of this NAB transaction to spark further development in green residential home loan ...

Sustainalytics outlines ten key global ESG risks for 2018

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... US which raises the materiality bar, Sustainalytics said. "We're talking about releases of hazardous water into the environment, particularly in the US," - Vezer said. "We published an insta-report on corporate incidences, which was based on a database ...

South Pole Australia launches EcoAustralia biodiversity, carbon credit product

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
South Pole Australia has launched a new product combining Australian government-endorsed biodiversity and international carbon credits. EcoAustralia gives "organisations offsetting with this product the opportunity to compensate their carbon emissions ...