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CEFC invests $30m in Woolworths Group green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... a number of new investors who focus on ESG investment such as the CEFC, supporting our objective of diversifying our investor base. We hope that the success of this transaction will drive the development of the Australian green bond market, delivering ...

CFSGAM to divest from tobacco products across portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM)/First State Investments is now excluding manufacturers of cigarettes and tobacco products from its portfolios. "There is no shortage of credible evidence of the wide-reaching harm caused by the tobacco ...

First State Super signs Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
First State Super has become a signatory to the Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO The Code was developed by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) and "provides principles and guidance to promote higher ...

Majority of Asia-Pacific investors expect to integrate ESG: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
The majority of investors in the Asia Pacific region are aligning their ESG investment framework with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, according to a new BNP Paribas survey. Madhu Gayer, investment analytics and sustainability manager, BNP Paribas ...

Australian government awards $1.23m to Impact Investment Exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
The Australian government's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has awarded AU$1.23 million to Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) - a global organization driving impact investing - to develop the ecosystem for gender lens investing in Asia. ...

Climate risk necessitates short and long term stress testing: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
Investing in climate solutions can bring a low carbon transition premium for institutional investors, increasing the urgency for investors to gauge short term as well as long-term impacts of climate change according to new research from Mercer. Helga ...

Woolworths Group to become first Australian retailer to issue Green Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
Woolworths Group will issue Green Bonds certified by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI). Projects that could be supported by the bonds include the implementation of energy efficiency initiatives such as the installation of solar panels on the roofs ...

AASB, AuASB statement raises stakes on disclosure of climate-related risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... asset fair values and impairments to changes in useful life assumptions and provisions for onerous contracts. "Given investor statements on the importance of climate-related risks to their decision making, the impact of the materiality definition and ...

flexigroup issues $90.9 million Climate Bond certified green bond tranche

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... receivables in this green note issuance as an important market development," said CEFC Debt Markets Lead Richard Lovell. "Investor confidence in solar receivables has deepened as consumers have capitalised on technology gains and rapid price declines ...

Dhaka, Colombo stock exchanges launch guides for sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), have launched technical guidance guides to listed companies with recommendations on best practice for sustainability reporting. GRI provided technical input to the guides, and both ...