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NAB issues $150m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... the market. The NAB Climate Bond is the first bank-issued bond to be certified in compliance with the Climate Bonds Standards. Proceeds of the bond will be used to fund renewable energy facilities. The NAB Climate Bond is a senior unsecured NAB corporate ...

Westpac increases lending to cleantech, enviro services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... director, emissions and environment at Westpac Institutional Bank is part of the UNEP FI working group on ecological standards, and it's been a long process to get the standards in place to increase the disclosure in the space," Toohill said. "We've ...

Too few companies performing water risks assessment: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... information, CDP works with the Global Reporting Initiative, the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, the Carbon Disclosure Standards Board and other organisations to harmonise the questions as much as possible. "A non-disclosure shouts much more loudly than ...

AXA IM to offer impact investing fund of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... market is still in its relative infancy much progress has been made to enhance its credibility such as the setting up of standards such as IRIS (Impact Reporting and Investment Standards) or labels such as GIIRS (Global Impact Investing Rating System)," ...

Companies inconsistent in approach to deforestation risks: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... we're not moving in the right direction." Some of the challenges that companies reported to CDP is around certification standards and the need to get small and medium sized supplier companies certified. "There are a number of certification schemes that ...

GRI to implement new governance structure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... Initiative (GRI) will adopt a new governance structure from January 2015 that will include the Global Sustainability Standards Board (GGSB), which will develop and approve sustainability reporting standards. As part of the new governance structure, GRI ...

CDSB publishes final draft of expanded framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) has released the final draft of its expanded reporting framework. The new CDSB framework will be launched in March 2015. This second, draft version of the standard incorporates comment provided to the initial ...

Panel discusses fossil fuel divestment for super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... should be grounded in the fund's governance processes towards investment issues and is bounded by legal and regulatory standards for fund trustees. Expert panel discusses process surrounding fossil fuel divestment L-R: Brian Scott, CEO, Amundi Asset ...

Direct Action Plan, Emissions Reduction Fund approved

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... Committee to ensure the committee has the ability "to make sure projects were truly additional and meet the existing standards of the CFI," she said. "The main area where the amendments have changed things is the safeguard mechanism," de Wit said. "Those ...

bankmecu MD discusses integrated reporting implementation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... had a good question from the floor - should we be moving towards making integrated rpoerting mandatory like accounting standards," he said. "The response from the panel was that it's too early and there's' learning that we need to do. Whilst South Africa ...

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Podcast: From silos to synergy

THE GREENER WAY
First Sentier Investors' global head of responsible investment Kate Turner joins The Greener Way to discuss how accounting for the many inter-reactions and flow-on effects of addressing specific sustainability issues can lead to improved outcomes.

Plenti wins WA government mandate

KARREN VERGARA
ASX-listed Plenti Group has won a mandate from the Western Australian government to help the state accelerate the adoption of batteries.

Carbon tariffs on some imports urgently needed: Climate Energy Finance

KARREN VERGARA
Despite the raging global trade war, Climate Energy Finance (CEF) is calling for carbon tariffs on some imports and for Australia to lead the way for a regional Asian carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM).

Climate investing declines amid Trump's anti-clean energy regime

MATTHEW WAI
Although investors are withdrawing from climate investing due to uncertainty from the aggressive approach by the US President Donald Trump in his pro-fossil fuels and anti-energy agenda, it opens up opportunities further afield.

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