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Green Bond Pledge launched to increase use of green bond finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
Climate Leader Cristiana Figueres has unveiled the Green Bond Pledge, which calls upon cities, pubic authorities and corporations to increase the use of green bond finance for infrastructure investment programs. Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative ...

CEFC signs agreement with Metro Finance to launch green vehicle finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... CEFC is focused on reducing transport-related carbon emission, specifically through tis Sustainable Cities Investment Program, said CEFC CEO Ian Learmonth. "With the Metro Finance Metro Green initiative, we're giving a green light to 'green' transport ...

New Forests purchases timberland estate in northern California

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
New Forests has purchased a 170,000-acre timberland estate in northern California from Roseburg Resources Co. David Brand, New Forests CEO The properties will be acquired by Shasta Cascade Timberlands LLC, an investment entity managed by New Forests. ...

New Forests expands on forestry sector's role in investment, bio-economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
The forestry sector has investment role to play in both removing and storing carbon from the atmosphere, as well as its contribution to a rising bio-economy, according to New Forests. David Brand, New Forests CEO New Forests, which has more than 400,000 ...

Banks consider the implications of Sustainable Development Goals

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... targets, Macfarlane at Commonwealth Bank adds that there are other ways to support gender equality. Through their investment program Wise, Commonwealth Bank "assists the financial education to women who are running small businesses", said Macfarlane. ...

Banks, fund managers developing ethical cash products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... Banks are approaching RIAA for certification of some of their products under as part of RIAA's responsible investment program, said Simon O'Connor, chief executive of RIAA. "We've had a number of retail products applying to be certified and they're all ...

Corporates implementing social return on investment frameworks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
Corporate, public and not-for-profit organisations in Australia are increasingly setting frameworks to measure social return on investment (SROI) of their business activities and integrating those metrics and analysis into their business strategies. ...

New Forests launches ESG investment performance framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
New Forests, a private sustainable real assets investment manager, has implemented a new investment performance framework that will focus on productivity, ecosystem services, land use planning, shared prosperity, risk management, and governance. David ...

CEFC, NAB launch $120m green finance fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... operating costs, cut heating, cooling and lighting bills and even create energy from waste," Yates said. "This investment program is available to provide an incentive for businesses to act now, undertaking both small and large scale projects, up to $5 ...

KPMG: top global miners make $1.2bn in social investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
Mining, metals and engineering companies make billions of dollars of social investments, yet few companies report on the impacts these programs are having, according to KPMG. Carl Adams, head of mining, KPMG Australia KPMG's Global Mining Institute ...