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CEFC to provide finance for Bank Australia green home loan program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... bank issued a three-year, $125 million sustainability bond linked to three of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It was not only Bank Australia's first bond, but also the first time a customer-owned bank in Australia has issued ...

IFC expands EDGE program to include BNP Paribas ClimateSeed program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... ClimateSeed projects avoid or capture CO2, and also contribute to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. IFC is a sister organisation to the World bank and is a global development institution. In the 2019 fiscal year, it ...

Integrating ESG essential to infrastructure portfolio: First Sentier Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... within the companies, on the premise that consideration of ESG issues and relevant targets from the Sustainable Development Goals will lead to "sustainable value creation and superior returns," according to First Sentier. "We really focus on five minimum ...

GRI launches tax reporting standard for comprehensive disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... cannot tackle pressing global issues like poverty reduction, climate change and implementation of Sustainable Development Goals without a fair and adequate tax system. "There is growing anger around the world at governments' inability to deal with the ...

Schroders acquires impacting investing firm BlueOrchard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... correlated to traditional assets, with low volatility. There's also a lot more discussion around the Sustainable Development Goals, and funds looking to integrate SDGs into the investment processes, and impact investing is clearly something that plays ...

VicSuper: $3 billion in assets linked to sustainable outcomes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
VicSuper's 2019 annual report discloses alignments with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reporting member retirement savings support eight of the goals. The $23.7 billion industry fund has historically taken an industry-leading approach to ...

TCorp to issue sustainability bond based on green, social assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... the assets financed are aligned with ICMA's Sustainability Bond Guidelines and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. "Having a bond that has both social and green assets we felt, could not only be attractive to ESG investors, but more broadly ...

Christian Super signs Operating Principles for Impact Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... management. Brightlight, a leading investment management and advisory firm focused on the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals, oversees Christian Super's impact investing portfolio along with other leading asset owners in the impact investment ...

Robeco on ESG integration, SDGs and impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... Robeco has developed a framework which assesses the impact of companies towards achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of its integrated approach to sustainability in investing. Masja Zandbergen, head of sustainability integration ...

Foresight Group launches Foresight Renwable Energy Income Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... report annually on the environmental impact of the loans and their contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Foresight is a signatory of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment and a member of the Responsible ...

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Green moves: Aware Super, Minderoo Foundation

ELIZABETH FRY
CareSuper hired an ESG specialist from a rival, while Andrew Forrest's Minderoo Foundation appointed an executive director of effective philanthropy.

Macquarie AM takes over Island Green Power

KARREN VERGARA
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) is now the owner of renewable energy developer Island Green Power, scooping up the remaining 50% stake.

Palliser Capital hits out at Rio Tinto board

ANDREW MCKEAN
Palliser Capital has vowed to continue pressing for governance reform at Rio Tinto after its shareholder resolution calling for an independent review of the miner's dual-listed company structure fell short at the group's annual general meeting.

ISSB looks to ease Scope 3 disclosure requirements

JAMIE WILLIAMSON
The International Sustainability Standards Board has proposed changes to requirements under IFRS S2 to offer clarity around existing reliefs and provide further relief in relation to specific Greenhouse Gas emissions disclosures.

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