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Asia investments in sustainable strategies hit US$44.9B: ASrIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... and Singapore (13%). Indonesia, Singapore and Hong Kong are the fastest growing markets, the report found. ASrIA uses the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA)'s definition of sustainable investments, which includes: "1. Negative/exclusionary ...

Five investors join initiative to grow green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
Five new global investors have joined the Investor Statement on Green Bonds and Climate Bonds, calling on governments to grow the global green bond market. Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds Initiative chair Calvert Investments, Addenda Capital, F&C Investments ...

PRI announces new Advisory Council members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... professional service providers), two permanent UN representatives (from the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative and the UN Global Compact), and an appointed chair. It represents the PRI's global signatory base, with reserved positions for each ...

KKR invests in Sundrop Farms expansion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... a debt package with major Australian commercial lenders. Upon this foundation, we then entered into a partnership with global investment firm KKR, which allowed us to proceed with our state-of-the-art glasshouse in Port Augusta." KKR's agreement with ...

NAB issues $150m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... Australian market for mobilising capital in renewable energy through green bonds," said Oliver Yates, CEFC CEO. "Australian and global institutional investors are seeking investment products which apart from financial return also encompass environmental ...

ASX50 companies not making strategic case for sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... but most companies focus on tactical rather than strategic responses to those megatrends, according to a report from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Focal Point Australia, CPA Australia and KPMG Australia. Victoria Whitaker, head of GRI Focal Point ...

RIAA panel discusses tackling ESG duties, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... look at this from a finance position." Pablo Berrutti, head of responsible investment Asia Pacific at Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM), noted that there are a host of challenges - demographics, environment, resource scarcity, income ...

Sustainalytics considering expansion into Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... globally, it's probably time for us to put boots on the ground here." Sustainalytics underpins its strategy of providing global research into ESG research with local issues expertise and local client servicing, Jantzi said. "From an ESG research provider ...

IIRC launches IR Technology Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... heart of decision-making if more holistic internal and external Integrated Reporting is to succeed," said Paul Fitzsimon, Global Head of Reporting and Chief Accountant at PwC. " However, PwC's annual global survey of CEOs shows that 55% of companies ...

The GIIN launches impact investing training programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) has launched a fund manager training program for managers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The goal of the training program is to "enable impact investment fund managers in high-growth regions to better ...