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Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets ambitious investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... capital to deliver on national and global sustainable development and climate goals; 2. Enhance the sustainability, resilience and stability of the financial system by embedding sustainability, climate and human rights considerations into financial markets ...

Local Government Super becomes signatory to Green Bond Pledge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... public and private sector bonds financing long-term clean infrastructure need to incorporate mitigation, adaptation and resilience to climate impacts." LGS was the first Australian superannuation fund to invest in a green bond in 2012, and currently ...

Australia, New Zealand real estate tops GRESB benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... Top 100 Real Estate Investment Managers (participating with at least one fund). This year, GRESB featured a voluntary resilience module, which attracted 114 standing real estate investment portfolios, or 13% of participants. 2018 GRESB Sector Leaders ...

Climate Bond Initiative identifies nearly 400 green infrastructure projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... only Green Star (mostly 6-star rated) certified projects. Given the drought conditions in parts of Australia, water resilience was an area of focus during the presentation. "The biggest part of the focus on water infrastructure is resilience," noted ...

Reports analyse landscape for sustainability disclosures by corporate Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... provide information on how companies are future-proofing their strategies and assets. "It raises questions about the resilience of current balance sheets, where that climate risk hasn't historically been taken into account and questions around the readiness ...

IGCC, global investors urge G7 to step up game on Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... underway, but much more needs to be done by governments to accelerate the low carbon transition and to improve the resilience of our economy, society and the financial system to climate risks," the joint statement said. ""We are concerned that the implementation ...

Green Bond Pledge launched to increase use of green bond finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... Initiative said. "Recognition of climate risks must transition to adoption of climate realities for infrastructure design, resilience and adaptation," said Sean Kidney, CEO Climate Bonds Initiative." The Green Bond Pledge will become the basis for cities ...

ANZ Bank identifies climate change as component within credit risk, talks TCFD guidelines in 2017 Annual Review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... Scenario' and the '450 Scenario'," ANZ said. "This provided us with a better understanding of the preparedness and resilience of these customers to climate change. We will engage with them over the next 12 months to gain further insights into their risk ...

Climate Bonds Initiative releases Water Criteria Phase 2 Consultation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... International Water Institute. "From my perspective as the lead of a global network focused on implementing freshwater resilience, the launch of credible evidence-based criteria for the long-term investment in ecosystems and hybrid infrastructure marks ...

IGCC annual conference discusses managing climate change risk, solutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... Wesfarmers and Rio Tinto, they are "highly engaged in companies regarding climate risk management on both a transition and a resilience perspective." UniSuper also has two defined sustainable investment options for superannuation fund members, but Williams ...