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Westpac inks $350 million sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... looking across their operations, and that includes the finance functions. The finance functions are asking, how can I make that debt sustainable. Sustainable in both the financial as well as the ESG sense. "If you look at the G8 example, the KPIs are ...

Industry fund sets bar higher with Net Zero timing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... securitised bonds or equity, investing in green buildings, or funding the balance sheets of corporate developers in both debt and equity as possible asset allocations towards achieving the carbon neutrality target. NGS Super will include Scope 1, scope ...

Real estate managers carry out decarbonisation strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... committed to an operational net zero carbon emissions target by 2040. Nuveen Real Estate's investments cover equity, debt and development and global locations. The firm sees direct correlation between improved sustainability credentials and a protection ...

Property developer sets more ambitious timeline to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... also underpinned by a partnership with the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), which in 2020 provided a $75 million debt facility which funds key initiatives towards the target. "We have had a net zero carbon commitment for 2030, which was aligned ...

CEFC finances Tesla megapack battery project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has invested $160 million in a big battery project in Victoria. The CEFC senior debt facility will finance the design, construction and operation of Neoen's 300 MW Victorian Big Battery (VBB), which will ...

Guide to assist financial sector in Modern Slavery risk management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... superannuation funds, this is a complex because of the activities and relationships that can be conducted, including credit and debt and investment via public and private markets. "Financial institutions are at the fulcrum point for every type of sector ...

ESG a total-portfolio subject: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... investors integrate material factors into asset classes that were previously not considered mainstream, including 67% of private debt portfolios, 55% of emerging market debt portfolios and 76% of private equity portfolios. Survey responses show asset ...

Integrating ESG to manage risks of high yield credit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... because the market will go look, I don't like this, there are fewer investors, less demand, they'll pay up to raise debt. [Using the previous example], companies that already have debt outstanding, the market is also looking at them and saying ...

Integrating impact investing in listed equity portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... the remaining $2.9 billion in impact investments held by Australian investors comprise real assets ($2.2 billion), private debt ($287 million), public equity ($195 million), private equity ($97 million), social impact bonds (SIBs) ($66 million) and others ...

Water, water risk everywhere: DWS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... risks identified by the WEF. "DWS is bringing those transformational investments not just residing in the private equity and debt universe, but bringing them into other asset classes as well," said Michael Lewis, head of ESG thematic research. "Water ...