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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 ...

Ross Hill Wine Group certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
Ross Hill Wine Group in Orange, NSW has received carbon neutral certification under the National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS), making it the first Australian winery to do so. Iain Smale, Pangolin Associates Pangolin Associates, energy and carbon management ...

Ernst & Young joins Climate Bonds Initiative as partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... verifiable mechanisms to support the market, and to support confidence in green outcomes. The Climate Bonds Standards and Certification Scheme is one of these." EY is already an approved verifier for the Climate Bonds Standard, noted Sean Kidney, Climate ...

Climate Bonds Initiative to release V2.0 standards this month

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... V2.0 of the Climate Bonds Standard comes as an increasing number of issuers climate bonds/green bonds are seeking certification, Fowler said. "We're also seeing certification become more important," Fowler said. "The Climate Bond Initiatives is releasing ...

Teachers Mutual Bank cash product certified ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... and use)," according to Teachers Mutual Bank. The Debt Issuance Program is the first cash product to receive RIAA certification. "We pride ourselves on being a sustainable business leader and are thrilled to be the first financial institution to offer ...