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QBE commits minimum $100m to impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... the The Benevolent Society Social Benefit Bond in New South Wales, and has also invested in green bonds, such as the World Bank's IFC Green Bond, White said. QBE acknowledged that as impact investing is still in a nascent stage in Australia, the supply ...

International Finance Corporation issues $300m Kangaroo social bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank, has issued an AU$300 million Kangaroo social bond, the first of its kind. The Kangaroo social bond will be used to fund a program that "benefits women entrepreneurs and low-income ...

Australian banks, Fortescue Metals appear in Bloomberg Gender Equality Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
A number of Australian listed companies have been included in the 2018 Bloomberg Gender Equality Index (GEI). The GEI is a reference index that measures gender equality across internal company statistics, employee policies, external community support ...

Climate-aligned bond universe jumps to US$895 billion: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... sub-sovereign bond issuers in the U.S. Globally, development banks are the largest green issuers with EIB, KfW and World Bank in the top three positions, the report noted. "The report demonstrates the increasing role of sub sovereigns, and cities in ...

Westpac Group issues $500m climate bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... directly issued by Westpac. Westpac Institutional Bank had a lead management role in the Kangaroo Green Bond issued by the World Bank in April, 2014. Westpac chose to certify its climate bond using the Climate Bond Initiative because it is seen as "best ...

Demand exceeds supply in Australian green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... climate bond in the market. Proceeds of that bond were to tagged to fund renewable energy facilities. Also in 2014, the World Bank issued an AU$300 million, five-year fixed rate Australian-dollar denominated Kangaroo Green Bond, the first ever in the ...

Climate change impacts on investments "inevitable": Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... Super, collectively responsible for more than US$1.5 trillion. It was supported by IFC, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, in partnership with Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany, and the UK Department for ...

Green bond issuance hits US$36.6 billion for 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... NWB Bank and "veterans" - the European Investment Bank (EIB), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD, World Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The Climate Bonds Initiative reports that there has been a diversification ...

The Sustainability Report's top articles of 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... companies are reporting on the impact of those investments, according to a new global report by KPMG International. World Bank issues $300m Australian Kangaroo Green Bond The World Bank has issued a AU$300 million, five-year fixed rate Australian-dollar ...

NAB issues $150m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... emissions, and will generate enough power for around 730,000 average Australian households for one year, NAB said. See Also: World Bank issues $300m Australian Kangaroo Green Bond