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CEFC to provide finance for Bank Australia green home loan program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... emissions coming from residential buildings - largely as a result of heating, ventilation and air conditioning, lighting and hot water systems. "We're proud to reward people who choose to make their homes more sustainable through our Clean Energy Home ...

Calculating the shorter, longer-term cost of bushfire

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... quarter could cost 0.4%. However, these initial calculations do not take into consideration damage to natural capital - air, water, soil and other natural resources - and the impacts to public health will come take time to be calculated. Shane Oliver ...

ESG engagement key to small cap value: Perennial Value Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... Goal] inspired - they typically fall into healthcare, education, renewable energy, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, clean water and those types of things.... "We're careful to not invest in things where we think there's reputational risk, and we avoid ...

TCorp issues record-breaking $1.8bn Sustainability Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... the whole portfolio" Trigona said. "These investors were seeking assets with a green or ESG focus." Five new sustainable water and wastewater management projects have been identified: Green Square Trunk Stormwater Improvement, Astrolabe Park Stormwater ...

AMP Capital launches 2030 ESG strategy for real estate business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... green credentials, and from a practical perspective, buildings that reduce their exposure to waste, carbon emissions and water risks. "Then there are intangibles around staff at AMP Capital - having a green product, and being a sustainable property company ...

Wilderness Society links deforestation to beef production, supply chain risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... endangered species," Richman said. "This means we need to look at types and ways of growing food that uses less land and water, and has a smaller environmental impact. Our assessment is that plant-based food has a far lower impact than animal agriculture ...

TCorp reports on use of proceeds for initial $1.8 billion Green Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... centre. The third project to receive funding under the Green Bond was $90 million towards the Quakers Hill and St Marys water recycling plants. "This is the first time we've reported on the use of proceeds," said Fiona Trigona, head of funding and balance ...

Ausbil joins Investor Declaration on Plastic Pollution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... counterproductive. In the case of food, spoiling costs can exceed the benefits of saving on plastics when you account for the water, land, carbon impact, transport costs and other factors that went into its production." In Australia, investors have seen ...

Australia's green bond issuance tops $15 billion: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... bond allocations with approximately 43% share of use of proceeds. Energy follows with 25%, low carbon transport at 24%, water at 6% and waste at 2%. Green bonds are yet to be issued for other industry sectors including land use and ICT, the Climate Bonds ...

CEFC provides $120 million finance for Curtin University development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... The new student accommodation at Exchange will target will target 5-Star Green Star Design and As Built, which includes water recycling, energy minimisation initiatives and is situated close to Curtin's bus interchange, said Professor Deborah Terry ...