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Financial Services industry has key role to play in financing the SDGs: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... services industry play a key role in raising, structuring and allocating funding to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to new research from EY. Matthew Bell, EY Oceania climate change and sustainability leader According to a ...

NAB sheds light on process of issuing green RMBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... We are also looking at a number of other options around SRI or transactions that meet the [Sustainable Development Goals] SDGs. The bonds we've issued have ticked some of those boxes."

ANZ prices €750 million bond linked to Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... specialised finance, ANZ The bond raised â,¬750 million to fund ANZ loans and expenditures that directly promote nine of the 17 SDGs. According to ANZ, "the five year fixed rate bond was priced at a spread of 15 basis points over the swap rate, with ...

Peering into the sustainability crystal ball for 2018 - what lies ahead?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... usual," Bell said. "There is a broader set of corporate entities taking on things like the [Sustainable Development Goals] SDGs, changes to corporate reporting standards and thinks like the [Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosure guidelines] ...

WBCSD survey finds continued progress in quantity, quality of sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... enterprise risk management. " These findings come as companies increasingly integrate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and look ahead to reporting to the Task-force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). 79% acknowledge the Sustainable ...

Brambles talks sustainability strategy, Sustainable Development Goals and natural capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... financial year. The goals in Brambles' sustainability programs are aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular: SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production, noted Juan Jose Freijo, global head of sustainability ...

Climate-aligned bond universe jumps to US$895 billion: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... and build economic resilience to deal with the climate impacts to come. This also means increasing linkages with the UN's SDGs as a vital part of the transition we face." The $201 billion increase includes $138 billion in new bonds from existing issuers ...

Westpac, Mirvac named as global leaders in Dow Jones Sustainability Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... that goes beyond legal obligation. The CSA also shows that while companies are aware of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), "companies, governments and investors alike want to understand both the positive and negative externalities inherent in ...

Carnegie Clean Energy to participate in global partnership to push Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... program backed by the U.S. State Department and Unreasonable Group to focus on achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The U.S. State Department and Unreasonable Group have partnered to produce Unreasonable Goals, with the aim of "accelerating ...

Sustainable Platform assesses database of companies against SDGs, performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... provide accurate and easy-to-use information for investors to understand which companies are meeting their own values and the SDGs," said Dr Mark A. Andrich, the founder of the SustainablePlatform. "Rather than take a best in class or look at whether ...