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Australian Catholic University issues $200m Sustainability Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... (EOCGE), and that meet the requirements of NAB's social bond framework, which aims to promote sustainable and socially responsible investments, NAB said. NAB's construction and issuance of gender equality bond "struck a chord" with ACU, said Scott Jenkins ...

VicSuper launches updated Socially Conscious investment option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... The changes to the option were spurred by survey of members in which 87% of respondents said they believe socially responsible investing is important. "We undertook a number of surveys over probably six to eight months, and we went out to our employer ...

PIMCO launches ESG Global Bond Fund in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... income fund manager has also launched a dedicated ESG fund in the UK and Europe, and "enhanced two of its socially responsible funds in the U.S. to incorporate a wider range of ESG considerations into the investment process." "Historically, this type ...

Climate Bonds Standard approves Deloitte France, Deloitte Luxembourg

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... initiatives, including projects in Africa and France, the board said. Deloitte France conducts sustainable bond and socially responsible fund assurance, advisory to financial institutions and has published several studies on climate change mitigation ...

NAB launches social bond focusing on companies, gender equality

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... (EOCGE), and that meet the requirements of NAB's social bond framework, which aims to promote sustainable and socially responsible investments, NAB said. Eligible companies included in the initial NAB Social Bond (Gender Equality) portfolio are Lend ...

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank launch Socially Responsible Growth Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has launched a Socially Responsible Growth Fund via its wealth division. Sandhurst Trustees has launched the new Bendigo Socially Responsible Growth Fund, which is a fund-of-fund product. The fund's ESG credentials are based ...

Emerald Wrap, Impact 20/80 form impact investing partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... dedicated responsible investment wrap platform, has entered into a partnership with Impact 20/80 to promote socially responsible impact investments. Lisa Wade, Impact 20/80 Impact 20/80 provides financial, advisory, investment and funds management services ...

New Zealand responsible investment tops NZ$78bn: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... responsible investment. This figure also shows "some strong flows" of funds into funds providing ethical or socially responsible retail products, including KiwiSaver products. Sustainability themed investments also continued to grow in 2015, increasing ...

Treasury Corporation of Victoria issues green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... with this Green Bonds initiative, with increasing appetite across Australia and the rest of the world for socially responsible investment opportunities," said state Treasurer Tim Pallas. "We are delivering on our promise and making Victoria a leader ...

Impact Investing Australia launches inaugural Australian survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... Impact Investing Australia. "[In 2012 we] we extrapolated top down data from the available information on socially responsible investment and other sources and the trajectory globally on impact investment and from in the UK and the best we could say ...