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Investors commit to growing green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... Climate Bonds CEO. "The response to climate change also requires substantial investments in areas such as water infrastructure; adaptation measures for communities; and the climate-proofing of existing infrastructure. It requires a rapid transition to ...

AMP Capital invests in Alterra Power Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
AMP Capital's Infrastructure Debt Fund II has invested more than C$100m in Alterra Power Corporation, a global renewable energy company headquartered in British Columbia. AMP Capital has structured a C$110 million subordinated loan facility for Alterra ...

SVA calls for $200-250m funding for social investment bank

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... that there is market appetite amongst impact investors to invest in such a bank and the experience, resources and infrastructure required could be easily accessed," said Ian Learmonth, executive director of impact investing at SVA. "Research into the ...

Challenges, opportunities in Australia's energy future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... Economic Forum estimates that globally, $5.7 trillion dollars will have to be invested from now to 2020 into green infrastructure to mitigate climate change. It is important that institutions like the CEFC and other investment funds around the world ...

Learning from Europe's example in social investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... said, but rather in building the business models that move from social granting to social investment, building the infrastructure for investment and then finding proper measures for the value return. Additionally, it will require building new relationships ...

CEFC, CFSGAM to establish clean energy infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and the direct infrastructure division Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) will establish the country's first unlisted clean energy direct infrastructure fund. Meg McDonald, chief operating ...

CDP: World cities report climate change business impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... climate change is a threat to businesses located within their municipalities, with impacts on property, capital, infrastructure and social impacts to communities, according to research from CDP. CDP has published Protecting Our Capita l, in conjunction ...

AMP Capital assesses progress, risks in Bangladesh factories

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... Bangladeshi suppliers are still exposed to risks including poor working conditions, lack of a living wage and poor infrastructure, according to a report from AMP Capital. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, AMP Capital Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, senior research analyst ...

Farmland attractive to super funds, but liquidity a concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... Australia is an attractive destination for pension fund investment in agriculture, due to "diversified climate, strong infrastructure and rule of law," he said. However, although overseas institutional investors are looking to invest in Australian farmland ...

Managing ESG reputation can benefit corporate value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... violations and the novelty of the violation - i.e., is it a new incident. Sandra McCullagh, head of utilities, infrastructure, and ESG Research at Credit-Suisse cited the coal seam gas industry as an industry in which reputation has a major impact on ...