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Cement companies need to "more than double" emissions reductions: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... and Asia Cement Corporation. CDP notes that regulation of the cement sector has been light, "but rising ambitions for low carbon cities and tightening building regulations could drive change up the chain." CDP noted that the best performing companies ...

Man Group analyses tobacco considerations in investment strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... "universal" overlay, where there's an overlay of universal exclusions - one would be controversial munitions, or tobacco, or low carbon, or nuclear munitions." When considering tobacco divestment, investors often look at reputational risk of being invested ...

Russell Investments to implement new material ESG score methodology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... to incorporate the new material ESG scoring strategy in its decarbonisation strategy, which I the foundation for its low carbon investment funds. The funds are available in several markets, including Australia. "We're in the process of integrating this ...

NAB sheds light on process of issuing green RMBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... head of group funding, NAB NAB has issued the Class A1-G Notes, which have been certified by the CBI as meeting the Low Carbon Buildings criteria. The Class A1-G Notes were part of the larger $2 billion Residential Mortgage Backed Securitisation, National ...

ANZ prices €750 million bond linked to Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... CEO Statement of Support for the SDGs. ANZ noted that last year, it increased its commitment to fund and facilitate low carbon and sustainable solutions, lifting its original target of $10 billion by 2020, to at least $15 billion by 2020.

NAB issues Australian residential mortgage-backed bond with green tranche

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... Energy Finance Corporation NAB has issued the Class A1-G Notes, which have been certified by the CBI as meeting the Low Carbon Buildings criteria. The Class A1-G Notes were part of the larger $2 billion Residential Mortgage Backed Securitisation, National ...

Green bond issuance from China reached US$37.1 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... bring green finance in China to new heights. Acceleration of existing investment levels is pivotal to the country's low carbon growth path to 2030 and beyond and its impact on international climate targets." HSBC Bank supported the report. "In 2017 ...

Peering into the sustainability crystal ball for 2018 - what lies ahead?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... SDGs." On the retail side, demand will continue to be strong for products that take advantage of the transition to the low carbon economy, said Simon O'Connor, CEO of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia. "A lot of ESG issues are playing ...

Vision Super publishes Corporate Responsibility report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... proactively seeking ways to further reduce our exposure to climate risk and raise our exposure to companies adopting low carbon solutions. We are working on a detailed plan to achieve our published objective of being carbon neutral by 2050." Vision Super ...

APRA encourages entities to perform stress-test for climate-related risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
The "weight of money" is driving the transition to a low carbon economy, and "commercial imperatives such as investment, innovation and reputational factors, is increasingly driving that shift, rather than scientists or policymakers," according to Geoff ...