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Westpac Group issues $500m climate bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... of producing an estimated 2,400 gigawatt hours of energy per annum. That is enough power for around 450,000 average Australian households, avoiding approximately 2m tonnes of carbon emissions per year, Westpac said. The Clean Energy Finance Corporation ...

Financial Impact Action Plan program to target exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
A coalition of organisations including Good Shepherd Microfinance, EY, Centre for Social Impact (CSI), and the Australian government has launched the Financial Inclusion Action Plan (FIAP) program. FIAPs are intended to commit organisations to coordinated ...

Australia to implement EITI standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... government revenues from oil, gas, and mining. The preparations for joining EITI and implementing the standard for Australian companies is being carried out during the election period, noted Phil Newman, CEO of Transparency International Australia. "Our ...

Citi, Credit Suisse top ESG RA Awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... McCullagh and Parks were also awarded Best Piece of Ongoing ESG Research by an Individual Analyst or Team for their Australian ESG/SRI AGM Series. ESG RA is an association of Australian superannuation funds, fund managers and asset consultants whose ...

AXA IM Smart Beta fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... responsible certification process. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO The AXA IM ACWI SmartBeta Equity Fund is designed to provide Australian investors with a more efficient exposure to equity market beta while 'avoiding the limitations of both market cap-weighted ...

PRI considering integration of Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... within the PRI. Most of our work does link to the SDGs anyway, but we need to do some reframing to make that explicit." Australian investors and fund managers are behind the curve when it comes to this discussion, which is still in the education stage ...

CEFC commits to Westpac Efficient Financing Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... finance for qualifying projects, CEFC said. "By working with finance partners such as Westpac, the CEFC is providing Australian businesses with clear and cost effective opportunities to really take advantage of clean energy technologies," said Oliver ...

Super funds on ESG engagement at ACSI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... members over the long term, and view engagement with invested companies as a tool in that process. Speaking at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) annual conference this week in Melbourne, panellists Julie Bignell, director and ...

CFSGAM publishes ninth responsible investment report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... and improving their PRI scores across categories. Berrutti particularly highlighted proxy voting efforts within the Australian context. "One of the things we can improve on is the coordination of proxy votes," Berrutti said. "We've had a recent example ...

Investor groups publish sustainable real estate guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... environmental, social and governance (ESG) guidance and issues into investment decisions in the real estate sector. "Australian investors have significant exposure to the property sector," said Emma Herd, CEO of the IGCC. "Ensuring that they have the ...