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ANZ prices €750 million bond linked to Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
ANZ has launched and priced its first Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) bond in the European wholesale debt capital markets. Katharine Tapley, head of sustainable finance solutions (SFS), loans and specialised finance, ANZ The bond raised â,¬750 ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... particularly commercial building space - was popular. There is more than 21 million square metres of Green Star certified green building space and over 16 million square metres with an average NABERS rating of 4.38. Additionally, participants suggest ...

Green Bond issuance up 50% on first half of 2016: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... certified by CBI. Last week, Australian Catholic University issued a 200 million Sustainability Bond to be used in green building construction and education program development. Whilst the learning curve for treasuries can be slow, the entities that ...

Australian Catholic University issues $200m Sustainability Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
Australian Catholic University (ACU) has issued a $200 million Sustainability Bond to be used in green building construction and education program development. Scott Jenkins, chief financial officer, Australian Catholic University ACU is the first Australian ...

Artisan raises $26 million for the Clean Energy Seed Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... energy storage, biofuels, alternative energy generation (solar, wave, geothermal, wind), metering and control, green building and biomaterials, transport technologies, water and waste," according to a statement by Artesian and the prominent investors. ...

Sustainable Development Goals present "enormous opportunity" for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... their revenue from activities related to the SDGs, compared to the MSCI World Index's 6.2% as of October 2016. Green building, major disease treatments and nutrition are the main areas of involvement for Australian companies, MSCI said. CSL and Mirvac ...

CEFC makes two investments totalling $230 million

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... Bourke Street property is only the fourth in Australia to achieve the 6 Green Star performance rating from the Green Building Council of Australia, CEFC noted. Carbon emissions from buildings account for 23% of total carbon emissions, noted Rory Lonergan ...

MSCI benchmarks Australian companies against SDG revenue generation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... as the guideline to somehow quantity these services," said Morgan Ellis, senior associate, ESG Research, MSCI. Green building, major disease treatments and nutrition are the main areas of involvement for Australian companies, MSCI said. CSL and Mirvac ...

GRESB appoints Sander Paul van Tongeren as managing director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... to position GRESB as a unique global information platform for real assets and define the financial value of the green building movement and industry." Prior to joining GRESB, van Tongeren worked at APG Asset Management as head of sustainability real ...

Stockland reports on integrated sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... electricity usage by 30% per square metre in retail centres since FY06, saving $30 million. Green Star is verified by the Green Building Council of Australia. Aligning the company's business strategy to long-term sustainability objectives is consistent ...