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CEFC reaches $10 billion landmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has hit the milestone of surpassing $10 billion in lifetime investment commitments in its nearly nine-year tenure. Since inception, the CEFC has drawn $5.4 billion from its original $10 billion funding allocation ...

BlueScope steels itself for climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... the event. BlueScope uses five climate scenarios to test the viability of major future projects to assess whether the commercial case stacks up under various considerations, Stephens noted. Further, the company has already allocated up to $150 million ...

New Forests Asia fund reaches $120 million first close

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. New Forests' objective is to demonstrate that asset management integrating commercial forestry investments with activities such as ecosystem restoration, reforestation, and community forestry will lead to better ...

CEFC backs soil health technology platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has backed a technology platform designed to cut the cost of measuring and monitoring soil health and carbon levels - a key component in cutting land-based emissions. The CEFC has allocated $1.6 million to ...

NSW rail operator signs $1.8 billion green sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... supported by 12 participating lenders including BNP Paribas, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, DZ Bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Kookmin Bank, Mizuho Bank, National Australia Bank, Natixis, Nippon Life, Norinchukin, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust ...

Australian Unity hires ESG property specialist

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... as national manager - ESG, responsible for leading and implementing a best-in-class ESG approach across the firm's commercial property portfolio. Shinde comes to Australian Unity from Property NSW, where he was senior manager, energy and sustainability ...

PwC Australia appoints first chief sustainability officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... a significant impact on our ability to do that, helping us resolve some of our client's most significant strategic, commercial and operational challenges." PwC's global targets include reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 50 per cent in absolute terms ...

ANZ takes $50 million stake in Pollination Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... pleased to be partnering with a team that has strong climate finance and investment expertise, deep relationships and commercial momentum," Whelan said. "These credentials, combined with ANZ's long-standing leadership position in sustainable finance ...

Australian execs say climate change already impacting: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... it's leading because climate change and sustainability has moved from just an environmental issue to an economic and commercial one." The survey found three quarters of Australian executives - 74% - see the world at a tipping point of action on climate ...

ARENA announces $100m funding round for grid-scale batteries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... energy, the agency said. ARENA has funded six grid scale batteries since 2017. The ARENA-funded Energy Storage for Commercial Renewable Integration (ESCRI) project in South Australia is currently Australia's largest grid-connected battery using advanced ...