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Climate change, human rights risks intertwined: GCNA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... to Global Compact Network Australia (GCNA). Kylie Porter, GCNA executive director GCNA, the local network of the United Nations Global Compact, has published a discussion paper on climate change and human rights, stating that businesses will have a central ...

CEFC to provide finance for Bank Australia green home loan program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... Last year, the customer-owned bank issued a three-year, $125 million sustainability bond linked to three of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It was not only Bank Australia's first bond, but also the first time a customer-owned ...

IFC expands EDGE program to include BNP Paribas ClimateSeed program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... industry experts, IFC noted. ClimateSeed projects avoid or capture CO2, and also contribute to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. IFC is a sister organisation to the World bank and is a global development institution. ...

Sydney Stock Exchange announces new CEO, first listings, ESG focus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... if we do things right, they may wish to stay." SSX will also focus strongly on ESG, and has been a member of the United Nations Sustainble Stock Exchange initiative since 2016. Go cited AGEO Resources as being aligned to that ESG mission, saying "AGEO ...

How the law can drive impact through investment: B Lab

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... intention to operate with a purpose broader than profit. The trick now is for words to become actions. Recently the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment announced it will investigate whether and how legal frameworks allow for ...

TCorp to issue sustainability bond based on green, social assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... Government entities, to ensure the assets financed are aligned with ICMA's Sustainability Bond Guidelines and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. "Having a bond that has both social and green assets we felt, could not only be attractive ...

Rainmaker Group acquires The Sustainability Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... being around $2 trillion is managed by fund trustee boards and investment managers that are signatories to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). Australia has the fourth highest number of global signatories to these protocols ...

Foresight Group launches Foresight Renwable Energy Income Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... network. Foresight intends to report annually on the environmental impact of the loans and their contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Foresight is a signatory of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment and ...

MSCI Barra purchases data analytics firm Carbon Delta

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... initiatives are being led by entities such as the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investing (UNPRI), while mandatory disclosure requirements are developing across ...

HNW, UHNW "do not deeply consider ESG issues": Crestone wealth report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... where you actually proactively invest with a desire to address some global needs and that aligns more with the United Nations SDGs and the fourth pillar of impact investing, a real desire to see a tangible outcome from an investment. We do see that from ...