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World first green bond raises $300m

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... with the assurance that the funds will be used for ethical investments that deliver important environmental or climate change outcomes. "We are delivering on our promise and making Victoria a leader in action on climate change - with strong renewable ...

Australia ranks sixth in global pension survey

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... themselves in retirement, based on income per capita, unemployment and income equality. Australia's commitment climate change was singled out as a factor bringing down the overall rating, with Australia ranked in the bottom five of countries in the GRI. ...

AXA IM appoints responsible investment analyst

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
... the energy sector, will make her a valuable addition to the team. "The COP 21 meeting in December last year put climate change firmly on investors' agenda and as a result we are seeing considerations around energy become a major factor in business decision ...

Improvements in ESG leadership: ACSI

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
... pressure from investors for companies to be alive to, and transparent about, the economic and environmental risks of climate change is having an impact." Davidson believes this is borne out by the fact that the number of "leading" reporters has tripled ...

NZ Super seeks factor investing strategies

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... diversification; and optimising its portfolio to account for "disruptive" themes such as technology, regulation and climate change. It also recently purchased two New Zealand dairy farms, both in Canterbury, bringing its total portfolio to 14 or 0.8% ...

FTSE Russell launches "green revenue" model

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
... revenues from goods, products and services that help the world to adapt to, mitigate or remediate the impact of climate change, resource depletion or environmental erosion." Commenting on the launch, FTSE Russell chief executive Mark Makepeace said ...

Top companies still in the dark on ESG

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... forces that present material risks and opportunities to companies and their shareholders - such as digitisation, climate change and population growth."

Westpac prices climate bond at $500m

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... with the Climate Bonds Standards on a semi-annual basis until the bond's maturity. EY Oceania managing partner of climate change and sustainability services, Dr Matthew Bell, noted the importance of Westpac committing to meeting the Climate Bonds Standard. ...

New energy benchmark guide for instos

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... energy productivity is a low cost, tried and tested strategy that companies and their investors can adopt to reduce climate change risk while increasing profits.

Factor investing sees new customised approach

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... sees factor and smart beta investing converging with ESG and socially responsible investing. "ESG, low-carbon, climate change - can we think about these as a factor, can we combine it into a portfolio as we do multi-factor smart beta strategies? So can ...