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Responsible investment a fundamental practice in NZ: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... The move reflected the passing of the Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines and Parts) Amendment Bill in Parliament on 10 April 14." NZ Super Fund has divested approximately NZ$19 million of international equity investments in a number of weapons companies. ...

AllianceBernstein launches Australian low-carbon equities strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... emissions through the retirement of carbon credits. The AB Managed Volatility Equities Fund was launched in Australia in April 2014 and has outperformed its benchmark by 4.1% pa. "Green MVE challenges that 'either/or' paradigm and aims to give investors ...

Coca-Cola Amatil joins membership of BCSD Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... regularly reports on environmental performance and has set sustainability goals to achieve by 2020, BCSD Australia noted. In April 2019 the company announced that 7 out of 10 of its plastic bottles would be made from 100 per cent recycled plastic by ...

NZ Super to divest from gun manufacture investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... Superannuation, reflects the passing of the Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines and Parts) Amendment Bill in Parliament on 10 April 2019. Under the Guardians' Responsible Investment Framework, decisions about ethical exclusions take account of New Zealand ...

Climate-related shareholder resolutions put to Rio Tinto, QBE AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... coordinated by the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR). It is expected to be heard at Rio Tinto's UK AGM on 11 April and Australian AGM on 2 May, and calls on Rio Tinto's board to "disclose industry memberships and amounts paid since ...

Local Government Super co-files ACCR-organised Rio Tinto shareholder resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... coordinated by the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR). It is expected to be heard at Rio Tinto's UK AGM on 11 April and Australian AGM on 2 May, and calls on Rio Tinto's board to "disclose industry memberships and amounts paid since ...

Climate Bonds Initiative analyses bond issuance from second quarter 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... released their second Green Bond Pricing in the Primary Market report analysing the performance of green bonds at issue April-June 2017. Climate Bonds Initiative noted that more than one hundred labelled green bonds were issued during the second quarter ...

Climate Bonds Initiative releases Marine Renewable Energy Criteria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... technical working group and an industry working group to develop and review the criteria. The working group was convened in April 2016, while the industry working group was convened to provide an industry based perspective and feedback on the draft criteria ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance, NAB mark 5th anniversary of Good Money launch

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... provide a decision within 24 hours, that's quite a different offering." The demand is increasing as well - since opening in April 2017, Good Money stores in Queensland have received around 1,200 enquiries to provide no and low interest loans worth more ...

Climate Bonds Initiative analyses disclosure of use of proceeds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... municipal 38%, commercial banks 12%, government agencies and entities 4%, and ABS 3%, and 191 green bonds issued up to 1 April 2016 to the value of US$66 billion. The Climate Bonds Initiative found that there is "high availability of public reporting" ...