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flexigroup issues $90.9 million Climate Bond certified green bond tranche

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... million green tranche is part of a larger $300 million asset back security floa, supported by a pool of Australian unsecured, retail, "no interest ever" payment plans, originated by Certegy Ezi-Pay Pty Ltd In 2016 flexigroup issued Australia's first ...

Corporate culture a factor in stock selection: WCM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
Evaluating corporate culture is "one of the most important factors to consider" when picking stocks, according to WCM Investment Management. Rolf Kelly, portfolio manager and business analyst, WCM As investors, as well as the wider community, digest ...

Coles recognised by Marine Stewardship Council for sustainable seafood

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
Supermarket Coles has been recognised by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) for its use of sustainable seafood in their stores. (photo courtesy of MSC) MSC has announced the winners of the 2019 Wave of Change Awards, and Coles was given the MSC Oceania ...

Human rights, trust, climate risk top sustainability agenda for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
With the closing of January and the end to summer holidays, sustainability professionals and investors are gearing up for another busy year ahead, with experts telling The Sustainability Report that first year of the Modern Slavery Act, wider human ...

Teachers Mutual Bank receives RIAA certification for products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
Teachers Mutual Bank's retail deposits, mortgages and wholesale funding vehicles have been certified under by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Steve James, CEO, Teachers Mutual Bank RIAA Certification means that the products ...

Natixis joins the Climate Bonds Initiative Partners Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... financial services arm of Groupe BPCE, the second largest banking group in France with 31 million clients spread over two retail banking networks, Banque Populaire and Caisse d'Epargne. "We are thrilled to be joining the CBI Partner Program. It aligns ...

BayernLB joins Climate Bond Initiative as Climate Bonds Partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... Mittelstand companies and large corporates, savings banks and public authorities, customers in the real estate industry, and retail customers, who are served primarily by the Deutsche Kreditbank (DKB) subsidiary. It is owned by the State of Bavaria and ...

Future Business Generation outlines Millennial climate risk concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... because we had to write to audiences that didn't know a lot of climate change and super. This report is mainly written to a retail audience that doesn't know much about this and wants to understand what was going on beneath the strategies that super ...

Australia, New Zealand real estate tops GRESB benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... Listed Lendlease One International Towers Sydney Trust, Lendlease, Developer - Non-listed Stockland, Diversified - Office/Retail - Listed Global and Regional Sector Leaders Australian Prime Property Fund Commercial, Lendlease, Office - Non-listed Australian ...

Bank Australia issues $125 million sustainability bond linked to SDGs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... space to use to support a sustainability bond, but we see them as a small part of our overall portfolio compared to our retail mortgage lending, so we wanted to include some of those retail mortgages in the bond as well." Launching a bond program with ...