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Investing for positive environment impact, financial return: First Sentier

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Directing capital towards infrastructure companies that can have a positive environmental and social impact and as well as financial returns is the way to drive change, according to First Sentier Investments. Rebecca Myatt, portfolio manager for First ...

Global green bond market continues to grow, expand: J.P. Morgan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... Cooks River Naturalisation. Two new social projects have been identified to improve access to essential services: the Transport Access Programme and Schools Programme. The new projects have been added to the existing asset pool comprising the Sydney ...

Integrating ESG essential to infrastructure portfolio: First Sentier Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
Integrating environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) considerations is essential to building an infrastructure portfolio because of the long term nature of the assets, according to First Sentier Investors. Niall Mills, First Sentier Investors ...

TCorp issues record-breaking $1.8bn Sustainability Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... Cooks River Naturalisation. Two new social projects have been identified to improve access to essential services: the Transport Access Programme and Schools Programme. The new projects have been added to the existing asset pool comprising the Sydney ...

VicSuper: $3 billion in assets linked to sustainable outcomes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... megawatts of renewable energy, and the greenhouse gas abatement they're creating. We measured the number of sustainable transport passenger journeys as a result of our investments. We looked at waste diverted from landfill as well. For us, that was the ...

Ausbil joins Investor Declaration on Plastic Pollution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... food, spoiling costs can exceed the benefits of saving on plastics when you account for the water, land, carbon impact, transport costs and other factors that went into its production." In Australia, investors have seen retailers Woolworths and Coles ...

Australia's green bond issuance tops $15 billion: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... dominate green bond allocations with approximately 43% share of use of proceeds. Energy follows with 25%, low carbon transport at 24%, water at 6% and waste at 2%. Green bonds are yet to be issued for other industry sectors including land use and ICT ...

CEFC, Ironstone Capital create Warada Capital, specialist joint venture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... environment," said Alistair Craib, Warada CEO. "We're also targeting clean energy related investments in the natural resources, transport and agriculture sectors which involve sustainability, energy efficiency, renewable energy and low carbon opportunities. ...

Global issuance of green bonds tops $100 billion to date in 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... economy wide shift towards zero carbon." "With the EU Taxonomy's reach initially encompassing Manufacturing, Agriculture, Transport, Buildings, Electricity generation, Water, Waste & ICT, increased green bonds, green loans and green equity funding can ...

Pengana WHEB Sustainable Investing Impact Report identifies positives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... with strong long-term growth potential - resource efficiency, environmental services, water management, sustainable transport, education, safety, health, well-being, and cleaner energy. "We only invest in companies which are creating the positive impact ...