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Christian Super selects three impact investment funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... the purposes of social development, the IFC Catalyst Fund, a private equity fund run by the International Finance Corporation that invests in renewable energy projects in emerging markets, and the G lobal Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund (GEEREF) ...

Interest in green, social bonds continuing: JPMorgan Chase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... countries, as one example of new issuance by a multilateral bank. "I've been travelling with the [International Finance Corporation] IFC on this trip, and talking to investors about green bonds and social bonds," Ceci said. "One of those programs is ...

IGCC: climate financing achievable, but needs policy clarity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... reflective of work that's happening at the International Energy Agency, the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation for the past year/year and a half," said Nathan Fabian, IGCC chief executive. "So in that sense, it's not a surprise, but ...

IFC, Shenzhen Emissions Trading Exchange sign agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014  |  NEWS
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Shenzhen Emissions Trading Exchange will work together to develop products to drive more trades and create business opportunities. Shenzhen is the first city in China to begin with an emissions trading ...

Australian Ethical launches Fixed Interest Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... Macri said Australian Ethical is hoping to invest in a forthcoming green bond issued by the International Finance Corporation. On the corporate bond issuance side, Australian Ethical only invests in Westpac Bank, with ANZ, National Australia Bank and ...

Solactive develops Green Bond Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... issued by the European Investment Bank Electricite de France, Unibail-Rodamco and two from the International Finance Corporation. Each bond constitutes 5% of the total index. The Climate Bonds Initiative is an investor-focused not-for-profit promoting ...

LGS invests in US$250 million EBRD green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... Sustainability Report. Earlier this year, LGS participated in a US$1 billion green bond issue by the International Finance Corporation (IFC). LGS bought US$6m of the three-year bond, which will be used to support IFC climate-friendly projects in developing ...

Local Government Super adopts private equity ESG framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... associations and more than 10 leading general partners from 11 countries and is based around the International Finance Corporation's sustainability framework, said Bill Hartnett, head of sustainability at LGS. "It's a common sense approach to looking ...

LGS buys into IFC green bond issue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... comment. Local Government Super (LGS) has participated in a US$1 billion green bond issue by the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Bill Hartnett LGS bought US$6m of the three-year bond, which will be used to support IFC climate-friendly projects ...

Valuing environmental services as source of risk and return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... Walmart effect in greening local and subregional supply chains." Van der Lugt noted that the International Finance Corporation now expects project developers, and banks who finance them, to apply no net loss approaches to biodiversity impact. While the ...