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IGCC survey finds institutional investors seeking to increase low-carbon investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... strategies, which the report suggests "may also be a reflection of the emerging frameworks, such as the Climate Bonds Standard, for ease of assessing and certifying capital that is being allocated to climate change solutions in this asset class." The ...

CEFC lends $32m for construction of green student accommodation project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed has committed debt finance of $32 million to the 428-bed student accommodation project in Adelaide, its first major property investment in the South Australian capital city. Proposed 428-bed ...

Responsible Investment assets top $622 billion: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... year before," O'Connor said. "Secondly, the second tier, just below our cut-off criteria, is increasing rapidly. The standard and the disclosure and the reporting by fund managers as to what ESG and RI means to them is stepping up, which is really great. ...

Financial Services Council launches Principles of Internal Governance and Asset Stewardship Code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... members, managing roughly 80% of funds under management in Australia. That's a significant figure. What we've done with this standard is look at the stewardship standards around the world and we've taken the best parts of the standards and combined them ...

Colonial First State Global Asset Management publish stewardship report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) have published their tenth annual Responsible Investment and Stewardship Report, benchmarking the asset manager's performance on a range of internal and external performance. Pablo Berrutti,head ...

ANZ, NAB join initiative to pilot Task force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... risks and opportunities." ANZ and NAB will work with Barclays, Bradesco, Citi, Itau, Royal Bank of Canada, Santander, Standard Chartered, TD Bank Group, and UBS. "We recognise the growing demand for disclosure of information to assist investors, customers ...

ASX200 sustainability disclosures improve, but climate-related data needed: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... practices since 2008." ACSI noted that in 2016, 101 companies - just over half - reported to a "detailed" or "leading" standard, as compared to 39 ASX200 companies reporting to that standard in 2008. Of those "leading" or "detailed reporters," 59 ASX200 ...

Climate Bonds Initiative, UNEP-FI launch European Green Securities Steering Committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
The Climate Bonds Initiative, the UNEP-FI and other stakeholder have held the first European Green Securities Steering Committee (EGSCC) meeting, designed to promote the development of the green securities market in Europe. Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate ...

Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures releases final report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) has released its final recommendations for a framework for disclosure of climate-related financial risks. Mardi McBrien, managind director, CDSB The Task Force on Climate-related Financial ...

Climate Bonds Initiative analyses disclosure of use of proceeds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... practice examples by market leaders and where progress is still needed. Wider adoption of its recommendations as the standard by regulators, issuers and potential issuers will strengthen market guidance and give institutional investors' confidence to ...