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Investa Commercial Property Fund Issues $100 million certified green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... ICPF portfolio, Investa said. The Investa Office Management Platform, which manages ICPF, has set a net zero carbon emissions target by 2040. Earlier this year, Investa Office Fund (IOF) also closed its first $150 million green bond. Both the ICPF bond ...

CEFC allocates $80 million to Bodangora wind farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... said Andrew Gardner, CEFC wind sector lead. "New South Wales has set an aspirational goal targeting net zero carbon emissions by 2050. This will require significant new investment in large-scale renewable energy projects such as Bodangora." EnergyAustralia ...

Commonwealth Bank issues $650 million climate bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... deliver positive returns for investors at the same time as contributing to a reduction in Australia's overall carbon emissions." Sean Kidney, CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative, praised Commonwealth Bank's "active leadership." "The Commonwealth Bank ...

CEFC makes two investments totalling $230 million

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... Australia to achieve the 6 Green Star performance rating from the Green Building Council of Australia, CEFC noted. Carbon emissions from buildings account for 23% of total carbon emissions, noted Rory Lonergan, CEFC investment funds lead. "One of the ...

Clean Energy Innovation Fund invests in Carbon Revolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... technology to produce one-piece carbon fibre car wheels, reducing vehicle weight and saving on fuel consumption and carbon emissions. The Innovation Fund will commit AU$10 million to Carbon Revolution, a Geelong-based company that mass produces the carbon ...

NAB Asset Servicing launches Carbon Report product

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... according to the Australian Custodial Services Association. "With a greater number of companies now disclosing carbon emissions data, NAB Asset Servicing sees this as an important step in helping clients with carbon monitoring and is an important extension ...

Investors discuss investing in two degree world at RIAA conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... 2014 set a target of net zero emissions by 2050, Palmer said. The fund manager is engaging in measurement of its carbon emissions and carbon intensity currently, out of a belief that it creates "external and internal accountability," he said. He noted ...

New Zealanders want KiwiSaver funds to consider ESG factors: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... animals such as slavery, child labour, animal cruelty, above environmental issues such as environmental damage and carbon emissions. Respondents reported that financial factors are the main drivers when considering which KiwiSaver options to choose - ...

NZ Super adopts new climate change investment risk strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... fund's trustees, have committed to "significantly reducing the fund's exposure to both fossil fuel reserves and carbon emissions," which will be accomplished through ongoing engagement with companies, building carbon measures into the investment model ...

GRESB updates Green Bond Guidelines for the Real Estate Sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... participants that originate or invest in green property bonds. "Climate change and societal efforts to reduce carbon emissions have become one of the big investment themes," said Nils Kok, CEO of GRESB. "Alternative investments such as green bonds, used ...