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Australian Executor Trustees launches strategic partnership, talks impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
Australian Executor Trustees (AET) has launched a strategic partnership with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA). Ben Clark, head of philanthropy and social investment, Australian Executor Trustees The partnership is aimed at developing more effective ...

IGCC survey finds institutional investors seeking to increase low-carbon investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
One hundred percent of institutional investors intend to increase their low-carbon investment allocations over coming years, but policy uncertainty and lack of investable deals are critical barriers to fulfilling these intentions, according to a new ...

Climate-aligned bond universe jumps to US$895 billion: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
There is US$895 billion of outstanding climate-aligned bonds globally, a jump of US$201 billion from 2016, according to the sixth annual Bonds and Climate Change: the State of the Market in 2017 report. Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative The ...

Australian companies developing internal carbon price within the next two years: SBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
Around half of Australian businesses providing information to the CDP will be using an internal carbon price within the next two years to help manage climate risk, according to research by Sustainable Business Australia (SBA). Andrew Petersen, CEO ...

Globally, few companies can effectively demonstrate climate risk disclosure: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
Few globally listed companies can "effectively demonstrate to investors how they climate risk into long-term strategy", according to State Street Global Advisors (SSGA). Rakhi Kumar, Managing Director and Head of ESG Investments and Asset Stewardship ...

Ethical investment a power tool for member engagement: Australian Ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
Ethical investment has grown strongly in recent years - as evidenced by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) 2017 report - but in addition to providing strong return for members, ethical investment can also be a powerful tool for ...

Green Bond issuance up 50% on first half of 2016: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
The momentum for the issuance of green bonds is continuing to build, in Australia and around the world, according to Sean Kidney, CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI). Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative Kidney has been in Australia this ...

Vision Super to hire environmental activist to join Climate Action Team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
Vision Super is seeking to hire an environmental activist to join their Climate Action Team. Stephen Rowe, Vision Super CEO The Climate Action Team was established to manage climate change risks in investments, and push for policy changes at national ...

International Finance Corporation launches NZ dollar-denominated green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched the first New Zealand dollar-denominated Green Kauri bond. The bond will be minimum NZ$100 million and will be used to finance private sector investments addressing climate change in emerging ...

Colonial First State Global Asset Management publish stewardship report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) have published their tenth annual Responsible Investment and Stewardship Report, benchmarking the asset manager's performance on a range of internal and external performance. Pablo Berrutti,head ...