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Real estate investment group issues $300 million green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... Framework aligned with the ICMA Green Bond Principles 2018, the Social Bond Principles 2020 and the Sustainability Bond Guidelines 2018. The success of the bond paves the way for future issuance under the new Sustainable Finance Framework which has been ...

Corporate super fund sets net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... disclosing to members the first quantitative report of the listed equities greenhouse gas emissions, and enhancing guidelines for external manager assessment and mandates to incorporate climate change expectations and climate metrics As part of the plan ...

Say on climate a "milestone moment" for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... their targets and actions, and some of this information is already in the public domain through reporting based on guidelines like the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), noted Vas Kolesnikoff, head of Australia and New Zealand ...

ASX companies under the spotlight for global investor engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... raised with Australian listed companies. They are the foundation, alongside Global Principles and market-level voting guidelines for the firm's engagement with thousands of companies annually, said Iris Davila, head of investment stewardship, BlackRock ...

Global impact bond issuance spike in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... categories of impact bonds including the Green Bond Principles and the Social Bond Principles. Insight uses the ICMA guidelines as a framework for its evaluation. "We still are uncertain as to what best practice looks like, the guidance isn't proscriptive ...

Thai regulator becomes TCFD suppporter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... climate-related risks into their strategic planning and risk management, and (2) follow international standard disclosure guidelines," the SEC said in an announcement. The move is also designed to enhance the Thai capital markets' capacity for contributing ...

SSGA to use proxy vote over ethnic, racial diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... the target of having one female director, and we continued to expand the focus across geographies and escalated the guidelines," Colton said. "I could envision a similar approach here. The underlying story here is, one director is not the end game. We're ...

Global fund managers unite to accelerate natural capital investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... development of the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) have turned their attention to developing similar guidelines for measurement and reporting in natural capital through the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosure (TNFD) ...

MUFG Bank structures $333 million green financing deal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... green loan certification for SoftBank represents the first time that a project loan in India has been certified using guidelines aligned with the LMA / APLMA Green Loan Principles, a globally-recognised framework designed for participants in the sustainability ...

Best ESG super products recognised

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... including the 40:40 Vision campaign to achieve at least 40% women in ASX 2300 executive roles by 2030, and its formal guidelines for with companies on a range of issues including engaging with Indigenous communities and managing heritage protection. ...