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TCorp to issue sustainability bond based on green, social assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... the assets financed are aligned with ICMA's Sustainability Bond Guidelines and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. "Having a bond that has both social and green assets we felt, could not only be attractive to ESG investors, but more broadly ...

Foresight Group launches Foresight Renwable Energy Income Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... report annually on the environmental impact of the loans and their contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Foresight is a signatory of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment and a member of the Responsible ...

NSW government to issue a second Sustainability & Social Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... International Capital Markets Association Sustainability Bond Guidelines and map to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Bank Australia issues $125 million sustainability bond linked to SDGs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... has issued a three-year, $125 million sustainability bond linked to three of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This marks not only the first time that Bank Australia has issued a bond, but also the first time a customer-owned bank ...

Pollinate Energy merges with US-based Empower Generation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... issues around poverty, enabling the organisation to directly impact a number of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) goals. Products are distributed through a unique network of local entrepreneurs - a predominately woman-led salesforce ...

Brambles talks sustainability strategy, Sustainable Development Goals and natural capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... financial year. The goals in Brambles' sustainability programs are aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular: SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production, noted Juan Jose Freijo, global head of sustainability ...

Banks consider the implications of Sustainable Development Goals

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
In the year since the launch of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Australia's Big Four banks have been mapping their performance against these goals and which goals are relevant to their business strategies. The SDGs came into ...

BNP Paribas to develop products around Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... companies with a "clear, positive net impact on sustainable development linked to the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Inclusion in the index based on Vigeo Eiris' Equitics methodology which maps the SDGs against the companies' ...

Companies aware of Sustainable Development Goals: ACCSR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
Australian businesses are aware of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and many are planning strategic partnerships targeting material goals, according to the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR)'s 8 th Annual ...

Companies, investors assessing Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... companies are working to assess, evaluate and plan to integrate the goals of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a process supported by a wide variety of stakeholders on all side of the process. Alice Cope, executive manager, Global ...