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NZ solar attracts $170 million international capital raise

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
New Zealand's green investment bank has led a $170 million capital raise for its Solar Finance programme, attracting First Sentier Investors and Natixis Investment Managers. Green Investment Finance (NZGIF)'s issuance has been certified by the Climate ...

Industy veterans named to sustainable finance taxonomy working group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
The former deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia is one of two leaders of the body that will develop an Australian sustainable finance taxonomy. The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has named former RBA deputy governor Guy ...

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

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
QIC Infrastructure and Vector Ltd have closed a A$1.6bn green loan for the largest smart metering provider in Australia and New Zealand, Vector Metering. The loan comprises green term loans to fund QIC's 50% interest in Vector Metering in addition to ...

Investors welcome Commonwealth green bond program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... 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 that genuinely contribute ...

The "Wild West" of "blue" investing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
What do sail-boat cargo ships, robots that can clean and repair boat hulls underwater, and floating photovoltaics with seaweed dangling underneath have in common? They represent just some of the many projects that could form a portfolio approach to ...

Podcast: Greening corporate finance - Alison Chan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
In this episode, we speak with Metrics investment director - sustainable finance Alison Chan. Chan has packed a lot of career experience into a short amount of time and we going to talk the state of sustainable finance in Australia as well as the future ...

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 ...

Building real asset future with climate in mind: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... infrastructure equity and debt by putting them into bucks labelled green, blue or red Travalos said. "Green assets are [Climate Bond Initiative] CBI taxonomy aligned, and are effectively aligned with the 2 degree future," he said. "We have blue infrastructure ...

UBS hires ESG specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA)'s Green Loan Principles as well as how the assets fit under the Climate Bond Initiative standards and the EU Green taxonomy

NSW rail operator signs $1.8 billion green sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
A NSW passenger train PPP has become the latest entity to sign a $1.8 billion, 21-year green sustainability-linked loan (GSSL). Reliance Rail, which is responsible for the design, manufacture and maintenance of 78 Waratah passenger trains and the maintenance ...