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ANZ issues $600m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... wind power and solar projects, and Green Star rated commercial property buildings in Australia, New Zealand and parts of Asia, ANZ said. "We've identified initially a good mix of around 20 asset which are eligible," said Paul White, global head of debt ...

Teachers Mutual Bank win AB +F ESG award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
Teachers Mutual Bank was recognised as Best Bank in Socially Responsible Performance (ESG) at the Asia-Pacific Banking and Finance (AB+F) Awards. This is the second time the bank has won the award, having previously been recognised in 2013. Teachers ...

IGCC, peers launch Investor Platform for Climate Actions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... (IIGCC ) in Europe, Ceres' Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR) in North America, IGCC in Australia/New Zealand, ASrIA's Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC), PRI, CDP and UNEP FI. "The market for different investor responses to climate change ...

ASrIA launches private equity ESG initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
The Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA)is launching an initiative to gather private equity managers across the region to discuss opportunities and challenges in considering environmental, social and governance (ESG) ...

CFSGAM reports on transparency, stewardship of assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... overall commitments to stewardship principles, according to the fund manager. Pablo Berrutti,head of responsible investment Asia Pacific, CFSGAM CFSGAM's eighth annual responsible investment report has new disclosures around its proceses and activities ...

BNY Mellon offers ESG data to depositary receipt clients

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... into this and can see this as helping them - prioritise what they're doing." There has also been interest from countries in Asia and Western Europe, and Gresham will travel to Brazil next, he said. "Companies are very enthusiastic about this space in ...

Investor groups publish climate change investment guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), Ceres' Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR) in North America, and ASrIA's Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC). The framework lines out four areas for institutional investors to focus ...

Northern Trust opens Australia/NZ asset management office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... Trust's Dublin-domiciled UCITS fund range combines passive index strategies with ESG criteria and is available to investors in Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Middle East. The fund range includes the Northern Trust Emerging Markets Custom ESG Equity Index ...

New Forests launches responsible investment policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... (ANZFF) and the Australia New Zealand Forest Fund 2 (ANZFF 2), valued at AU$2.2 billion at the end of 2014; the Tropical Asia Forest fund (TAFF), valued at US$170 million; the Eco Products Fund (EPF), and Forest Carbon Partners (FCP), both valued at ...

Abbot Point Port Expansion leads controversy list: RepRisk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... fourth, while the 2022 FIFA World Cup bid in Qatar was fifth. "The projects are based in North and South America, Eurasia, Asia and Australia, and span the extractive, leisure, industrial transportation and utility sectors," RepRisk said. "Out of the ...