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Arup becomes approved verifier for Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... first engineering consultancy in the Asia Pacific to be awarded the Approved Verifier status for green bonds by the Climate Bonds Standard Board. The Climate Bonds Initiative scheme is a global framework used by borrowers, issuers, governments, investors ...

NZ solar attracts $170 million international capital raise

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... Investors 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 ...

Industy veterans named to sustainable finance taxonomy working group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... work with an 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 ...

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

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... sustainability coordinators on the transaction. The deal is the first Use of Proceeds instrument globally under the new Climate Bonds Standard Version 4.0, and is the largest Climate Bonds Certified green bank loan under the Climate Bonds' Electrical ...

Investors welcome Commonwealth green bond program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... federal 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 ...

The "Wild West" of "blue" investing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... reached 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 ...

Podcast: Greening corporate finance - Alison Chan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... previously 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
... refinanced all 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 ...

CBA announces $250 in green financing deals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... Repurchase Agreement (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 ...