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NAB Asset Servicing launches Carbon Report product

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank's Asset Servicing division will offer a Carbon Report product to allow custody clients to assess the carbon intensity of their investments. Catalina Secreteanu, head of Australia, Sustainalytics NAB Asset Servicing has partnered ...

Investors discuss investing in two degree world at RIAA conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
Institutional investors are taking active approaches to managing climate risks and shape their portfolios to fit the commitments of the Paris Agreement, including targets and commitments put in place to help mitigate risk and seek risk-adjusted return ...

New Zealanders want KiwiSaver funds to consider ESG factors: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
A majority of New Zealanders believe that it is important that KiwiSaver funds consider environmental, social and/or ethical factors, according to the results of a survey for the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Simon O'Connor ...

NZ Super adopts new climate change investment risk strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
The NZ$30 billion New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZ Super) has adopted a climate change investment risk strategy that they will apply across their entire portfolio. Anne-Maree O'Connor, head of responsible investment, NZ Super NZ Super has developed ...

GRESB updates Green Bond Guidelines for the Real Estate Sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) has updated its Green Bond Guidelines for the Real Estate Sector. The guidelines apply the Green Bond Principles with a specific focus on the real estate sector and participants that originate ...

Teachers Mutual Bank installs solar panels, LED lights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
Teachers Mutual Bank Limited has invested AU$450,000 to install solar panels and LED lights across all its owned buildings. Teachers Mutual has installed 612 solar panels and 1,825 LED lights, which is expected to decrease greenhouse gas emissions by28% ...

Pollinate Energy attracts investment from Pangaea Impact Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
Pangaea Impact Investment has made an impact investment in Pollinate Energy, a social enterprise that provides affordable solar lighting to people in India's urban slums. Manita Ray, national manager - Australia, Pollinate Energy While terms of the ...

Investors have "no place to hide" from climate change impacts: BlackRock

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... "green patents" - technology that disrupts existing business models but also generates return. "We have measures of carbon emission in our normal alpha funds, and we also have our impact fund which takes into consideration a lot of factors in individual ...

NAB Asset Servicing launches ESG reporting service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
NAB Asset Servicing has launched an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting service. NAB Asset Servicing is the bank's custody and fund administration business. The reporting service will allow clients such as superannuation funds to drill ...

Australian cities disclose emissions data to CDP cities program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
More than 500 cities representing 621 million citizens are reporting on their climate change-related activities, according to the CDP. CDP has issued its annual cities report, and noted that 533 cities have reported data to the CDP, an increase of 70% ...