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Australian Ethical Investments join Principles for Positive Impact Finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... a set of guidances and standards that measure environmental impact and have established metrics for verifying use of proceeds and other areas of ongoing monitoring and assessment. "It has been useful to say, let's think about how the green bond market ...

Global Investors sign Paris Green Bonds Statement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... for the climate change impacts and benefits of bond financed project, bond issuers to ensure transparency around use of proceeds and impact, and governments to develop projects that can be financed by green/climate bonds. Whilst these 27 signatories ...

GRESB issues real estate green bond guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... Executive Committee welcomes these Guidelines from GRESB which will be posted on the GBP website as a resource for GBP Use of Proceeds," said Nicholas Pfaff, senior director at the International Capital Market Association (ICMA). Global green bond issuance ...

ANZ issues $600m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... extra complexity as ANZ had to go through the certification process and will have to undergo regular assurance on use of proceeds going forward, White said. "Going forward, EY will verify the assets and the pool, initially on a six-month basis and then ...

INCR working group calls for green bond definitions, framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... eligibility, including general criteria for green projects; disclosure in the bond offering statement, including intended use of proceeds; reporting on the use of proceeds, project impacts, and benefits, and independent assurance. The investor group's ...

Five investors join initiative to grow green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... standards for the climate change impacts and benefits of bond finance projects," issuers to ensure transparency around use of proceeds and impact, and governments to develop projects that can be financed by green and climate bonds. See Also: Australian ...

Australian Ethical invests in NAB climate bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... Vernon called green bonds "a fantastic option" for ethical investors, given the return characteristics and the use of proceeds for climate change solutions. "Investors can be confident in both the financial and environmental credentials of the NAB Climate ...

Barclays, MSCI launch green bond index series

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... (ESG) fixed income indexes. Eligibility for the green bond index series is based on a four-factor assessment - use of proceeds, project evaluation, management of proceeds, and reporting. There are other, additional fixed income index criteria that are ...

Investors commit to growing green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... standards for the climate change impacts and benefits of bond finance projects," issuers to ensure transparency around use of proceeds and impact, and governments to develop projects that can be financed by green and climate bonds. "Climate change is ...

MSCI assesses future carbon exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... with having so much history and experience in assessing technologies is that first piece of the principles - the use of proceeds." The green bond market continues to expand, and Lee noted the sector is set to exceed US$40 billion this year, with corporate ...