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NAB issues Australian residential mortgage-backed bond with green tranche

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... Australian households." The CBI Low Carbon Buildings criteria requires residential buildings to meet a net zero carbon emissions trajectory, aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to no more than two degrees above pre-industrial ...

South Pole Australia launches EcoAustralia biodiversity, carbon credit product

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... carbon credits. EcoAustralia gives "organisations offsetting with this product the opportunity to compensate their carbon emissions and contribute to the regeneration and preservation of Australia's most vulnerable ecosystems," South Pole Australia said. ...

CEFC commits $30 million to Coleambally Solar Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... expected to generate enough electricity to power more than 50,000 homes, while abating about 300,000 tonnes of carbon emissions annually, the equivalent of taking 90,000 cars off the road. The project has contracted 70% of its output to EnergyAustralia. ...

Clean Energy Finance Corporation backs large-scale solar developments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... 375,000 average homes. It represents 1% of Australia's total electricity generation, and represents reduction in carbon emissions, of around 1.8 million tonnes annually. The CEFC committed $110 million in senior secured debt towards the 110MW Wemen Solar ...

CEFC invests $200m into QIC Shopping Centre Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... commercial building energy consumption, and are a "relatively untapped opportunity" to reduce energy use and carbon emissions, said Ian Learmonth, CEFC CEO. "We have more than 1,750 shopping centres in Australia, and yet less than 10% of them have attained ...

Clean Energy Finance Corporation publishes 2016/2017 annual report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... makers, industry participants and other investors to augment analysis of the clean energy sector, drivers of carbon emissions and priority areas for investment, Skala noted. "During the past year, this has seen the CEFC work closely with the Australian ...

Russell Investments launches Low Carbon Global Shares Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
Russell Investments has launched the Low Carbon Global Shares Fund, designed to reduce the exposure to carbon emissions and carbon reserves by 50% of the MSCI ACWI benchmark. James Harwood, portfolio manager, Russell Investments The fund uses Russell ...

Governance experts discuss issues in AGM season

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... the resolution demanding BHP Billiton leave the Minerals Council over the council's opposition to a price on carbon emissions and advocacy to government against renewing the clean energy target. "We're seeing that as a more common event, particularly ...

Carbon Market Institute calls for clarity in safeguard mechanism, Emissions Reduction Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... do this, but I don't think there's any doubt that we are moving to a future where over five billion tonnes of carbon emissions will be covered under the ETS," Castellas said. "The design of the scheme and how it is implemented will determine how Australia ...

Brambles talks sustainability strategy, Sustainable Development Goals and natural capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... sustainability programs: Better Business, Better Planet and Better Communities, including reduction in wood consumption, carbon emissions and use of water. Juan Jose Freijo, global head of sustainability, Brambles Brambles has reported sales revenue ...