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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 ...

Green bonds form basis of new institutional investment funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... forming a US$12bn market. In October, State Street Global Advisers (SSgA) announced the launch of the High Quality Green Bond strategy, which offers institutional investors a way to direct fixed income investments to climate solutions. SSgA's High Quality ...