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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... opportunities for long term investment to help meet these goals. More green and climate-aligned bond issuance will improve capital allocation, create market depth and help drive the climate outcomes we are all looking for."

NAB, Life Without Barriers launch social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... social benefit bond (SBB) that targets criminal offending by young people in Queensland. James Wadell, director of NAB's Capital Financing Solutions team This is Queensland's first SBB, and will seek to reduce recidivism by young people. The bond is ...

Diversity Council Australia explores "double jeopardy" facing culturally diverse women

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... year." DCA outlines strategies to unlock barriers, including disrupting bias, partnering to include, boosting relationship capital, recrafting leadership models, getting flexible, and measuring for hard targets. "Some organisations are still at the stage ...

Regnan calls for greater disclosure on human capital management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
Regnan is calling upon listed companies to disclose more information on human capital management, citing the "increasingly important link" between human capital management and corporate value. Pauline Vamos, CEO, Regnan Regnan has issued a report providing ...

Australian Ethical Investment reports annual profit of $2.9 million

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... in, start the foundation process with probably three types of investments - supporting a social enterprise with working capital, which we think is a real gap in the market, probably a social benefit bond and probably an intermediate vehicle."

30% Club Australia calls for renewed push to get women on boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... change in boards." Companies that have already signed the S tatement of Intent include Aberdeen Asset Management, AMP Capital, Australian Ethical Investment, Blackrock Investment Management (Australia), CareSuper, Cbus, Colonial First State Global Asset ...

Globally, few companies can effectively demonstrate climate risk disclosure: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... disclosing the average and range of carbon price assumptions, and discussing impacts of scenario planning on long-term capital allocation decisions. "Why did we focus on those particular areas and what are we trying to do," Kumar said. "As an investor... ...

CEFC commits to large-scale solar projects developed by Edify Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... understanding of the investment opportunity available through large-scale solar, and a willingness to provide patient capital to develop this important renewable energy resource. It further demonstrates that it is now possible to develop commercially ...

CEFC lends $32m for construction of green student accommodation project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... to the 428-bed student accommodation project in Adelaide, its first major property investment in the South Australian capital city. Proposed 428-bed student accommodation project in Adelaide (Image provided by CEFC) The CEFC's funding will go towards ...

International Finance Corporation launches NZ dollar-denominated green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... International Climate and Environmental Research-Oslo (CICERO). "This issuance demonstrates the continued and expanding role of capital markets in mobilizing international savings to help close the climate finance gap," Monish Mahurkar, said IFC director ...