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Banks, fund managers developing ethical cash products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... growth, increasing by 74% to AU$3.7 billion, according to the RIAA benchmark report. Banks are approaching RIAA for certification of some of their products under as part of RIAA's responsible investment program, said Simon O'Connor, chief executive of ...

Climate-aligned bonds total US$694bn: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... the banks. As a result, we've had a chance with the NAB to do education work in the market on the benefits of the certification." Australian investors have an appetite for low carbon finance opportunities, said Emma Herd, chief executive officer, Investor ...

Westpac Group issues $500m climate bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... sustainability. "We've really seen that the Climate Bonds Initiative has become the market leader for climate bond certification," Toohill said. "The feedback from investors is that not only would it be best practice,... by working with CBI, we could ...

AXA IM Smart Beta fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... Australasia (RIAA) has certified AXA Investment Manager's ESG SmartBeta equity pooled fund under its responsible certification process. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO The AXA IM ACWI SmartBeta Equity Fund is designed to provide Australian investors with a ...

LQRA to deepen verification collaboration with CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... as long-term verification collaborators." LQRA is a global provider of independent assessment services including certification, validation, verification and training across a broad spectrum of standards and schemes. "For companies reporting through CDP ...

FlexiGroup prices first green asset-backed security transaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... capital markets, combining an innovative financing approach with a focus on rooftop solar and storage. "The use of certification from the Climate Bonds Initiative on a securitisation tranche is new to the Australian market and represents a significant ...

Demand exceeds supply in Australian green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... gives greater confidence for institutional investors with ESG policies. "An issuer obtaining a 'stamp' like CBI certification, or a third-party opinion is helpful to investors," Tapley said. "Not all investors have extensive ESG analytics team. So, if ...

Norton Rose Fulbright becomes Climate Bonds Initiative partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... Philippines based Tiwi-MakBan geothermal project. It is the first bond in Asia and the Pacific to receive Climate Bonds certification and the first ever Climate Bond for a single project in an emerging market. The bond was backed by the Asian Development ...

RIAA certifies three super funds as responsible investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... (RIAA) has, for the first time, certified three superannuation funds under its relaunched Responsible Investment Certification Program. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO Australian Ethical Super, Christian Super and Local Government Super have been certified ...

Altius Sustainable Bond Fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... sustainability structure around the product, and we thought the next appropriate step would be to go down the road to getting certification from RIAA," Goodhand said. "It's a way for us to demonstrate to the outside the sustainability processes that ...