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Climate-aligned bonds total US$694bn: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... degrees," Herd said. "Climate bonds have an important role to play by delivering capital into projects which reduce emissions and increase resilience to climate impacts." HSBC Climate Change Centre of Excellence commissioned State of the Market 2016 ...

Cbus signs Global Statement on Investor Obligations and Duties

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... fully support PRI's and UNEP FI's efforts to make financial flows consistent with the needed limitation of greenhouse emissions and the financing of climate resilient development." Cbus has signed other international ESG and responsible investment agreements ...

CEFC provides $68m finance to Geelong office development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... financing deal, McCartney said. Achieving the extra NABERS half-star will result in an additional 25% decrease in carbon emissions, McCartney said. That 25% in added reductions is particularly meaningful given that many commercial buildings can have ...

Companies obliged to consider climate change: Minter Ellison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... "One of the bits of the Paris Agreement that really gets to the heart of the matter is the call to be net zero carbon emissions by the end of the century. That, to me, is what directors have to look at - what does my business look like with a net zero ...

Local Councils "missing out" on clean energy solutions: CEFC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... of their infrastructure, improve their energy efficiency and increase their use of clean energy to limit their carbon emissions." The CEFC runs the CEFC Local Government Finance Program, which provides access to tailored finance for clean energy and ...

Dimensional Fund Advisors launches Global Sustainability Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... research team in the US as well as third-party research providers. Dimensional noted that MSCI is the data provider on gas emissions. The Global Sustainability Trust is being offered on the BT and Macquarie wraps at the moment, and is available to institutional ...

Sandfire Resources completes DeGrussa Solar Power Project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... adopting the technology, Simich added. The project is expected to reduce Sandfire's diesel consumption and cut carbon emissions by more than 12,000 tonnes of CO2 per annum. "Cutting-edge technology is being demonstrated at the site, with advanced lithium-ion ...

Food Loss and Waste Accounting Standard launched

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... supply chain, costing US$940 billion per year, while food loss and waste generates about 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions. "Waste makes everybody poorer," said Kristian Jensen, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Denmark. "I am pleased that a new strong ...

Verdia to assist companies on energy efficiency project design

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... partnered with Westpac to assist companies seeking financing for investments in solar, energy efficient technologies and low emissions vehicles. Paul Peters, CEO, Verdia Westpac has received AU$200 million from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) ...

Westpac Group issues $500m climate bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... annum. That is enough power for around 450,000 average Australian households, avoiding approximately 2m tonnes of carbon emissions per year, Westpac said. The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has invested AU$90 million in the bond, and there has ...