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Climate Bonds Initiative releases Water Criteria Phase 2 Consultation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... engineered water infrastructure and was released by the Water Consortium to the market in October 2016. Phase 2 focuses on "nature-based and hybrid water infrastructure, such as wetlands and watersheds including for purposes as water collection, storage ...

Investec Australia provides development finance to Eco Energy World

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... farm in 2014, then provision of HoldCo finance to all 3 stages of the project over 2015-17. Law emphasised the bespoke nature of financing deals such as the one with Eco Energy, and said that while there is a strong pipeline of demand for renewable projects ...

Strong uptick in participation in second GRESB Infrastructure Assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... noted that only 58% of participants undertake any form of impact assessment, which they said is "low considering the fixed nature of infrastructure assets and their vulnerability to environmental risks." The 2017 assessment also showed that while 88% ...

Government to introduce Australian Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... additional burden on the business community, the Australian Government proposes to provide detailed guidance about the nature and extent of the information that should be included in statements. Entities will also have the flexibility to determine what ...

Cyber security a rapidly evolving material risk for companies: Citi Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... also cites a World Economic Forum (WEF) 2016 report " Understanding Systemic Cyber Risk", which says that the " evolving nature of systemic cyber risk is still not fully recognised or understood." That includes investors and analysts as well as the companies ...

HESTA makes $19m impact investment in aged care facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... the balance sheet," Peacock said. "It's a number of sources of funding, and debt finance seemed most appropriate for the nature of the project. The use of capital is to build out the facility, and then really once it's occupied, there's a revenue stream ...

Social Ventures Australia launches $7 million Resolve Social Benefit Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... presents several risks and challenges - some that are part of the whole category of SBBs, some that are specific to the nature of the issue it is attempting to address. "The reality for any sort of program in Australia is that even organisations that ...

Government to establish $1 bn National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... in establishing a list of registered community housing providers, will also be gathering information of a due diligence nature, which will also attract greater confidence to the sector by institutional investors. Thirdly, Peacock said, NHFIC has a strong ...

Experts discuss impact of Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... exploring impacts, but it is relatively immature," he said. "Most had learned by internal exploration, they are qualitative in nature, mainly." Mardi McBrien, the CDSB managing director, has been in Australia this week and met with officials at the Department ...

Majority of APAC investors have an ESG investment framework: State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... recommendation is to align time horizons - by adjusting performance metrics and incentives structure to reflect the long-term nature of ESG investing.

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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