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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... 2019. Total domestic issuance to date includes 35 deals (some comprising multiple tranches), from 15 issuers. "The Australian and New Zealand sustainable finance market is accelerating with the emergence of loans in both green and sustainability-linked ...

Investment in climate-related opportunities grow: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... impacting the investor practice, through increased target setting and public commitments," Herd noted. The emergence of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative in Australia and the Sustainable Finance Forum in New Zealand, will likely accelerate ...

Companies increase ESG reporting, but "glaring gaps" remain: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... issues, but "glaring gaps" remain, particularly around workplace fatality statistics, according to research from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO New research on ESG reporting by ACSI reveals that 22 ...

Brightlight Investment Management allocates to DPN Casa Capace

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
Brightlight Investment Management has invested with specialist disability housing provider DPN Casa Capace to develop appropriate housing solutions for NDIS participants. Sam Khalil, DPN founder and group managing director DPN Casa Capace is part of ...

BlackRock launches unlisted iShares ESG Global Bond Index Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... exposure to Global fixed income securities and follows the February 2019 launch of BlackRock's unlisted iShares ESG Australian Bond Index Fund," according to BlackRock. The fund excludes issuers in eight core filters: tobacco, alcohol, gambling, military ...

HNW, UHNW "do not deeply consider ESG issues": Crestone wealth report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... Wealth Management said. The report also found that HNW and UHNW concentrate wealth in only three asset classes: cash, Australian equities and residential property. "One of the keys that stood out from our point of view as wealth advisors is the lack ...

HESTA allocates $20 million to affordable housing development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... Fund. "This investment is a great example of how institutional investment can have a positive impact on the broader Australian community by making a meaningful contribution to the social and affordable housing market," said Michael Lynch, SVA Executive ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets working groups

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative has established the technical working groups that will set the roadmap for "realigning the finance sector to support greater social, environmental and economic outcomes for the country." Simon O'Connor ...

Neoen Numurkah Solar Farm commences operations in Victoria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... thank our stakeholders - the Victorian Government, the Numurkah community, Moira Shire Council, Powercor Australia, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) and SIMEC Zen Energy - for helping us make this project a success. Neoen will continue to ...

ASX200 boards still below 30% gender diversity target: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... boards, and overall, gender diversity on the boards of ASX200 companies have not hit the 30% target, according to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). The latest AICD Gender Diversity Quarterly Report shows that as of the end of June ...