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Macquarie Group issues £500 million facility to finance green projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... transaction," Macquarie said. HSBC coordinated the syndication of the Facility as a joint bookrunner with ING and Bank of China Ltd." In 2017 Macquarie acquired the UK's Green Investment Bank, which is now the Green Investment Group (GIG). Macquarie ...

Ausbil outlines 2017 engagement activities in annual report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... what's happening at Facebook." Going forward in 2018, Ausbil will also focus on continued clean-up of the environment in China, wage inflation and underpayment of workers, the Royal Commission on banks, as well as continuing on the aforementioned top ...

Ruling against Heinz shows risks in public shift towards health foods

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... from consumer trends as well as government action. Examples include Vitasoy, selling plant based milks in Australia, HK and China; Standard Foods selling oats into Taiwan and China, and Marico selling coconut oil throughout Asia." Ausbil engages with ...

The Fred Hollows Foundation invests in eye care centre social enterprise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... to open in Vietnam this year. Further centres are planned for a range of other countries including India, Indonesia and China. "We've been examining options for a little while to tap into the impact investing market, and leverage the donations we receive ...

Green bond issuance from China reached US$37.1 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
Green bond issuance from China reached US$37.1 billion (RMB248.6 billion) in 2017, a 4.5% cent increase over the previous year, according to a report issued by the Climate Bonds Initiative and China Central Depository and Clearing Co. Ltd (CCDC). Sean ...

Increasing financial inclusion could yield increasing revenue to banks: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... enterprises (MSMEs) could mean an increase of US$200 billion in global revenue. EY's financial inclusion heat map show. China as having the greatest potential revenues from financial inclusion, estimated at US$63.4bn, with Thailand (US$8.5bn) and Vietnam ...

Carbon Market Institute calls for clarity in safeguard mechanism, Emissions Reduction Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... contrast between Australian policy around a carbon price and trading scheme and the imminently expected announcement from China that they will have a national emissions reduction scheme. "We're waiting for the official launch, the design features and ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... billion on 19%. In terms of Green bonds, the largest labelled green bond issuers in descending order are Supranationals, USA, China, France, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Spain, Canada, Australia, India and Brazil, while New York City is amongst the ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... bond, and issuance in the first half of 2017 is well ahead of the previous corresponding period in 2016. "Last year was all China," Kidney said. "China has been relatively absent for the first six months of the year because of interest rate volatility. ...

Mining sector showing "signs of progress" on emissions management, face continued risk: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... countries consuming the most commodities are making significant changes in addressing climate change. This is most acute in China's proposal of putting a price on carbon, signifying a strong transition to a low-carbon economy. The recent recommendations ...