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ANZ issues $600m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... project-finance-specific refinance bonds. We will provide as much support as we can." See Also: Climate Bonds Initiative looks to China's green bond market NAB places second green bond NAB issues $150m green bond

ASrIA launches private equity ESG initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... reaching US$44.9 billion of assets being managed using sustainable investment strategies in 2013, The review analysed trends in China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Malaysia ...

Climate Bonds Initiative looks to China's green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... market continues unabated, with the Climate Bonds Initiative launching a report aimed at establishing a green bond market in China, and KPMG International publishing a paper for potential green bond issuers. Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds Initiative chair ...

Supply chain vulnerable to climate change risk: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
Supply chains in Brazil, China, India and the United States are more vulnerable to climate change than those in Europe and Japan because of lack of preparation, according to CDP. CDP analysed suppliers from 11 countries in relation to their climate ...

Asia investments in sustainable strategies hit US$44.9B: ASrIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA). ASrIA has published the 2014 Asia Sustainable Investment Review analysing trends in China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Malaysia is ...

AMP Capital assesses ESG risks in food, beverage sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... probably more like Australia is Asia's deli." Recent developments such as the free trade agreement between Australia and China would tend to enhance those opportunities, Carlsson-Sweeny said. "If you look at the recent FTA with China, the key beneficiary ...

Combet calls for return of carbon pricing policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... Australia in international fora, considering these issues, including in relation to our major trading partners, and especially China, our number one trading partner. This is a big issue for them." A lack of policy innovation will also impact on research ...

Wesfarmers: lower CO2, more supply chain transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... factories on its website in December 2013, and in 2014 published manes and addresses of factories in Cambodia, Southern China, India and Indonesia. Target published the names and addresses of its factories in Bangladesh in August 2014, Wesfarmers said. ...

Role for custodian in ESG data analytics: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... class, and that puts pressures on company practices, whether it's producing clothing in Bangladesh or producing cars in china. There are a billion or more people joining this class of consumption, and we see that as a sustainability issue." Institutional ...

Local Government Super enhances carbon-related screens

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... and oil sands are the most carbon-intensive energy sources and most susceptible to carbon regulatory risks, concerns in China over pollution and water, and the introduction of energy and carbon efficiency standards in the US utilities sector as global ...