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Downer inks $1.4 billion sustainability-linked debt facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... Downer's debt platforms subsequent to its acquisition of Spotless and provided "an ideal opportunity to align the Group's financing and sustainability strategies," said Michael Ferguson, chief financial officer, Downer. "The refinancing of Spotless debt ...

Solar, residential financier issues certified green ABS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... ABS, it was hailed by Sean Kidney, CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative. "Brighte and NAB have brought an innovative financing model to the market, a tangible example of the opportunities green finance offers in providing clean energy and climate solutions," ...

Australia vulnerable as countries decarbonise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... making an impact on the real economy because yes, we withdrew capital from a portfolio, they're not getting equity financing, but that's it." The long term outlook is just that - an attempt to forecast how changes in government policies towards ...

Green loans in "nascent" stage: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... product type, so can apply to either a green loan or SLL. "Green and sustainability linked loans are the next stage in financing to help companies promote their environmental, social and governance strategies," said Christina Tonkin, managing director ...

Solar financier to issue certified green ABS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... improvement businesses to offer finance to over 50,000 Aussie households. "Brighte and NAB have brought an innovative financing model to the market, a tangible example of the opportunities green finance offers in providing clean energy and climate solutions," ...

AAIB, Amundi launch climate investment framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Bank (AAIB) and Amundi will launch an investment framework aimed at informing "targeted sustainable and responsible financing." The AIIB-Amundi Climate Change Investment Framework "translates key objectives of the Paris Agreement into fundamental metrics ...

Australia "woefully unprepared": Australian Climate Roundtable

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... sector to "facilitate investment in resilience measures through supporting the development of innovative resilience financing options and, where appropriate, the application of national standards to build resilience (e.g. the construction code)." The ...

Walk Free launches human rights toolkit for business, investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... piece on banks and insurers, because they have other considerations with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing obligations." Identifying human rights exploitation is essential because of compliance with Australian legal obligations, but ...

MUFG appoints Rob Ward head of project finance, ESG finance, Oceania

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... both regionally and globally to further help MUFG leverage its global network and meet the increasing demand for ESG financing and advice across our Institutional customer base." In 2019, MUFG announced that it will commit a total sum of JPY20 trillion ...

Sefa to increase financing to social enterprises and build resilience

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
Impact Investor Social Enterprise Finance Australia (Sefa) expects to increase the number of social enterprises it can finance as a result of participating in the federal government's Coronavirus Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Guarantee Scheme. Hanna ...