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Interest in green, social bonds continuing: JPMorgan Chase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... finance clean water and drinking water projects. [Washington DC] Water and Sewer issued a 100-year green bond, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts was back in the market with its second green bond issue, and just this week, the Metropolitan District Hartford ...

CDP recognise ASX companies for climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... stock returns by 9.6%. The Australian companies represented on the Climate Performance Leadership Index 2014 are Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Dexus Property Group, Henderson Group, Insurance Australia Group, Investa Office Fund and National Australia ...

CSIRO hire Larry Marshall as chief executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has hired Dr Larry Marshall as its new chief executive. Larry Marshall, incoming chief executive of CSIRO Marshall is currently the managing director of Southern Cross Venture ...

DJSI 2014 review names ASX companies industry leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has been added to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) as S&P Dow Jones Indices and RobecoSAM announce the results of the 2013 DJSI review. CBA was one of the largest additions to the DJSI this year, with Dow Jones ...

SVA: Newpin social benefit bond returns 7.5% in first year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... allocation in the bond. A second SBB was also launched last year in New South Wales. Westpac Institutional Bank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and the Benevolent Society created an AU$10 million SBB funding the new Family Preservation Service. The Benevolent ...

Financial System Inquiry addresses impact investment market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... have to cooperate otherwise the ATO does one thing and [the FSI] does another." In the FSI report, chaired by former Commonwealth Bank chair David Murray, the panel suggests that government could provide guidance to superannuation and philanthropic trustees ...

Westpac reports progress on sustainability targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... banks and land grabs, in which Oxfam presents evidence of claims that ANZ, Westpac, National Australia Bank and the Commonwealth Bank "have backed companies that have contributed to illegal logging, forced evictions, inadequate compensation, food shortages ...

CEFC to provide $100m financing through Balmain Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... National Australia Bank for Environmental Upgrade Agreements, up to AU$200 million jointly available through the Commonwealth Bank for Energy Efficient Loans, and AU$8 million in on-bill finance through Origin.

Australian Ethical launches Fixed Interest Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... funds." The trust's benchmark is the UBS Composite Bond Index, and the largest single component is a portfolio of Commonwealth government bonds, representing 38.7% of trust assets as of the end of December, 2013. Exposure to Australian state government ...

350.org Australia issues ASX200 fossil fuel divestment study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... Tier 4 companies have "indirect fossil fuel exposure" and include Asciano, ANZ, Aurizon, Ausdrill, Boart, Cardno, Commonwealth Bank, Decmil Group, Downer EDI, Incitec Pivot, Leighton Holdings, Lend Lease, Macquarie Group, Mineral Resources, Monadelphous ...