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Unlisted alt assets as vehicle for accessing sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
Unlisted alternative assets can provide access to sustainability themes without the volatility exposures that come with listed market investments, and Mercer has said it is seeking to identify quality managers in this space. Helga Birgden Mercer's responsible ...

VicSuper integrates governance risk into bond portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... time. See Also: Omega: governance measurements reduce bond portfolio risk LGS ESG sovereign debt strategy includes green bond tilt

Kidney: Australia should look to fund NBN with green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... of their link to encouraging a low-carbon economy, Kidney said. "We would like to see the federal government use a green bond for funding the national broadband network," he said. "That would be a bond that could be rated [under the Climate Bond Standard] ...

Low Carbon Australia joins Climate Bond Standard group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia has joined the Climate Bond Standard's energy efficiency working group, which will develop criteria to certify energy efficiency-related bonds. Low Carbon Australia will work with representatives from the International Energy Agency ...

Mercer: green bonds deserve investment consideration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... Mercer report comments on rates green bonds' structure and risk/return characteristics, as well as citing the belief by green bond issuers that there is a correlation between financial sustainability and environmental, social and governance factors. ...

Investor Profile: Omega Global Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... be used in green projects or climate-change related projects or green related projects. For example, the World Bank Green Bond provided funding to the Colombian public transport system. They were using a lot of diesel busses, so the bond went to the ...

LGS ESG sovereign debt strategy includes green bond tilt

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... to increase the allocation as new issuance comes on line. Of that, 2.04% comes from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) green bond, 2.2% comes from the European Investment Bank (EIB) green bond and 0.72% comes from the World Bank Green bond. Hartnett said ...

Report: US$174bn global market for climate-themed bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... certification process for bonds and issuers that will provide investors with an internationally consistent tool for green bond preferencing. See Also: Climate Bond Standard to screen green bonds Green bonds form basis of new institutional investment ...

Working group to develop Sharia-compliant green securities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
The Climate Bonds Initiative, the Clean Energy Business Council of the Middle East and North Africa and The Gulf Bond and Sukuk Association have formed a working group to develop best practices and promote the issuance of "green" sukuks, Sharia-compliant ...

Climate Bond Standard to screen green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
The Climate Bond Initiative has released its prototype Climate Bond Standard, a screening tool that certifies bonds as contributing to the delivery of a low carbon economy. In its first stage, the Climate Bond Standard lists wind energy investments ...