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flexigroup issues $90.9 million Climate Bond certified green bond tranche

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... green tranche to the transaction structure," Lovell said. "With institutional investors increasingly prioritising carbon reduction assets within their portfolios, issuers have the opportunity to develop a broader range of bonds to tap into this demand." ...

40% of ASX200 fall short of the carbon reduction requirements: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
A large portion of ASX200 companies fall short of carbon reduction requirements under the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), meaning they are at risk of facing regulatory penalties, according to new research from MSCI. Morgan Ellis, senior associate ...

University of Melbourne launches Sustainability Plan 2017-2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
Allan Tait, vice-principal administration and finance and chief financial officer, University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne will divest itself of fossil fuel holdings, become carbon neutral before 2030 and achieve zero net emissions from ...

CEFC to invest $110m in Investa Office Management portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... Australian property company to commit to a Science Based Target of net zero emissions by 2040, with a work plan of carbon reduction programs. This commitment to the SBTs was a key factor for the CEFC, Lonergan said. "The CEFC recognises the importance ...

Australia, NZ assets perform strongly in GRESB Infrastructure Assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
Australian and New Zealand infrastructure assets have performed strongly in the inaugural GRESB Infrastructure Assessment for 2016. The inaugural GRESB Infrastructure Assessment has found that infrastructure fund entities' performance is "overall strong" ...

Impax Asset Management analyses environmental impact of portfolio

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... calculations, a £10 million (AUD 17 million) investment in Impax's Specialists Strategy in 2015 produced a net carbon reduction, which is an estimated equivalent of taking 5,000 cars off the road. Impax Asset Management recently published its Environmental ...

Can sustainability considerations drive corporate innovation?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... partner, climate change and sustainability practice. "The challenge is connecting current corporate level targets on carbon reduction to the commitment for a sub-2 degree future.... This is beyond are you reporting scope 1 and scope 2 emissions. It's ...

CDP publishes Aust/NZ climate leaders report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... said. "Investors will be interested in the very high returns on investment achieved by many companies on their carbon reduction initiatives. Returns on investment as high as 10,000% were achieved by PanAust, 3,500% by Rio Tinto, and over 1,000% by Commonwealth ...

Climate Friendly certified a B Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... Pole Group. "Climate Friendly was created for the sole purpose of helping business create value through smarter carbon reduction and renewable energy choices that provide impactful environmental and social benefits," said Freddy Sharpe, CEO of Climate ...

PRI active on climate change, tax avoidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... included applying responsible investment analysis to fixed income, Reynolds said. See Also: PRI outlines portfolio carbon reduction strategies PRI hires Nathan Fabian as policy director