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Family businesses using impact investment in philanthropy: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... impact investment, social finance and philanthropy leader. "An example of this is the recent Murray Darling Basin Balanced Water Fund which has been recognised as a landmark transaction intended to provide attractive returns to all by aligning the interests ...

New Zealand responsible investment tops NZ$78bn: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... also continued to grow in 2015, increasing by 21% to $278 million, consisting of investments in sustainable agriculture and water funds. The report also found that responsible investing is becoming 'much more sophisticated in its approach', with investors ...

Treasury Corporation of Victoria issues green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... Green Bond proceeds will fund a portfolio of state investments in energy efficiency, reneable energy, public transport and water treatment, TCV said. The But is rated AAA (negative outlook) by Standard & Poor's and Aaa (stable) by Moody's Investor Services. ...

Natural Capital Protocol launched worldwide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... investments." The Protocol is available under a Creative Commons License, and "brings together the environmental strands of climate, water, energy, biodiversity and waste into a uniform strategic approach," according to the coalition behind the Natural ...

Climate-aligned bonds total US$694bn: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... bonds issued from January 2005 to May 2016, from 780 individual issuers across transport, energy, buildings and industry, water, waste and pollution and agriculture and forestry. Obviously, the universe is dominated by unlabelled climate-aligned bonds ...

Companies aware of Sustainable Development Goals: ACCSR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... Top 10 in Australia are Abergeldie, Deloitte, Ebm-papst A&NZ, KPMG, NAB, PwC, South32, WaterAid, Westpac and Yarra Valley Water. The CSR Top 3 in New Zealand were Bank of New Zealand, Toyota NZ and Z Energy.

CEFC provides $68m finance to Geelong office development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... more than 40 years, he said. To get there, the building's developers will "replace a 600 kW aircooled chiller with 900kW water cooled chiller and 1500kW cooling towers, enlarge pipework sizing and upgrading all pumps to reduce energy usage, add a proprietary ...

Companies exposed to water scarcity risks: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
Globally, companies that are exposed to water scarcity risks are managing those risks poorly, according to research from Sustainalytics. Sustainalytics has published Water Scarcity: Will Investors Be Left High and Dry?, which points to three key contextual ...

Is the electrical utility sector prepared for low-carbon economy?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... plants that are "no longer economical to use either due to a shift away from fossil fuels or as a consequence of increased water scarcity." "These risks are not theoretical, they are today's reality for utility companies and their investors across all ...

New Forests launches ESG investment performance framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... economic productivity of our assets; ensuring that we support the provision of ecosystem services like carbon storage, clean water, and biodiversity conservation; implementing good governance, including openness to new ideas, transparency in decision-making ...