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OHS, social license to operate identified as infrastructure risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Although different components in the infrastructure sector have different risks, opportunities and concerns, investors are highlighting protection of employees - many of whom are deemed essential and have been working through the pandemic - and the ...

IFM Investors report carbon emission reduction in Australian infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... will be down, showing a reduction of emissions, Newton said. "Naturally, there aren't many planes flying and cars on the road, so the emissions will be lower this year, but again, we want that to be a break in transmission, and that transmission will ...

Hong Kong regulators establish sustainable finance steering group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... Cumulative issuance has reached US$7.1 billion overall. "The COVID-19 crisis has devastating impact and there will be a long road to recovery," said Sean Kidney, CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative. "It's a harsh reinforcement of the importance of mitigating ...

Forum360 highlights case for virtual shopping for fund managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... this model with a longer term vision - moving on the sustainable investment model, reducing the amount of time spent on the road and time between meetings. The way we describe it is that some people get the opportunity to meet the manager, but if you ...

Industry coalition organises Principles for Sustainable Securities Lending

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
A coalition of fund managers organised under the aegis of the International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) have developed the Principles for Sustainable Securities Lending (PSSL). The ISLA Council for Sustainable Finance's (ICSF) PSSL aim to ...

Singapore-based Vena Energy issues US$325 million green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Singapore-based Vena Energy, an independent power producer and renewable energy company, has issued a US$325 million green bond. Proceeds of the green bond will be used to refinance existing corporate loans for the development, construction and operation ...

SSGA to vote against ASX100, global ESG laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
State Street Global Advisors will begin voting against board members of companies that are laggards on ESG performance. Benjamin Colton, head of asset stewardship, Asia Pacific, SSGA CEO Cyrus Taraporevala announced in his annual letter to corporate ...

ASFI identifies six critical challenges for sustainable finance roadmap

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative (ASFI) has homed in on six critical challenges that the financial services sector must address. Simon O'Connor, CEO RIAA ASFI is a collaborative initiative supported by insurers, superannuation funds, investment ...

Superannuation funds that invest responsibly outperform: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
MySuper options in superannuation funds that employ responsible investment strategies across portfolios have financially outperformed non-responsible investment peers over one, three and five-year time frames, according to new research from the Responsible ...

TCorp to issue sustainability bond based on green, social assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
TCorp, the New South Wales government's fundraising arm, will issue a sustainability bond in coming weeks, with proceeds to finance a combination of green and social assets. Fiona Trigona, head of funding and balance sheet, TCorp This will be the second ...