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NZ solar attracts $170 million international capital raise

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... and Natixis Investment Managers. Green Investment Finance (NZGIF)'s issuance has been certified by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) and will finance Aotearoa New Zealand's largest residential power purchase agreement portfolio. Managed by solarZero ...

Industy veterans named to sustainable finance taxonomy working group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... international consortium of taxonomy and sustainability specialists led by global standard setter, the Climate Bonds Initiative, to prepare the technical products for the TTEG's consideration, input and endorsement. "We welcome the deep expertise and ...

World first $1.6bn Climate Bonds green loan: QIC and Vector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... Approved Verifier, DNV Australia, issued the verification report and assurance opinion for the loan. Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) confirmed this was the first certification under the newly launched Climate Bonds Standard and Certification scheme. "This ...

Investors welcome Commonwealth green bond program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... government and AOFM should refer to credible, science-based criteria for UoP such as those contained in the Climate Bonds Initiative Climate Bond Standard. A move in this direction will reassure investors that their capital is being deployed to projects ...

The "Wild West" of "blue" investing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... US$269.5 billion (AU$398.9 billion) in 2020, up from US$170 billion (AU$251. 6billion) in 2018, according to Climate Bonds Initiative. The European Union's Green Deal aims to mobilise public and private financial resources towards €1 trillion ($1.61 ...

Podcast: Greening corporate finance - Alison Chan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... worked at National Australia Bank where she was director, sustainable finance, as a senior advisor to the Climate Bonds Initiative, based in London, and began her career as an attorney.

Global green bond market continues to grow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
Total issuance of green bonds certified under the Climate Bonds Initiative has surpassed US$31 billion year to date, while investors say the market continues to grow and diversify. The Climate Bonds Initiative released its latest statistics on green ...

NSW rail operator signs $1.8 billion green sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... its existing bank debt facilities with the transaction. The GSLL is certified as a green loan by the Climate Bonds Initiative under its Low Carbon Transport criteria, as well as being a Sustainability-Linked Loan. The GSLL structure incentivises Reliance ...

CBA announces $250 in green financing deals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... (Green Repo) with Northern Trust. The repo transaction is the world's first transaction certified by Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI). It provides funding to finance or refinance green-labelled assets such as energy efficient buildings, solar farms, low ...

FSI unlocks green finance for unlisted infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... Association (APLMA)'s Green Loan Principles. Eligible asset categories are defined in the framework under Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) standards and the EU Taxonomy, and include renewable energy, energy efficiency, waste management, clean transportation ...