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Foresters Community Finance starts social entrepreneur fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
Foresters Community Finance has launched a fund aimed at providing financing for early stage social enterprises. The Early Stage Social Enterprise Fund is geared towards providing social enterprise entrepreneurs with access to capital for improving ...

HSBC calls for policies to support low-carbon financing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... lagged HSBC's estimated figures - HSBC cites the Climate Policy Initiative suggesting that there was US$364 billion in financing for the climate economy in 2010/2011. Climate negotiations in Warsaw this November will focus on mechanisms to deliver long-term ...

Beyond Zero Emissions proposes model for retrofitting houses

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... providing a finance vehicle for building upgrades with waste, water and energy reduction impacts. EUAs in Australia are financing agreements between a commercial building owner, local council and financier to finance environmental retrofitting projects. ...

CEFC provides $75 million to Energy Developments Limited

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) will provide AU$75 million in financing to Energy Developments Limited (EDL) for investment in projects to generate energy from waste coal mine gas and landfill gas and remote hybrid renewables projects. CEFC ...

CEFC in active discussions with project proponents

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... that formal launch. As a result, within the first few days of the financial year, CEFC announced that it would provide financing for the construction and operation of a wind farm in Taralga, New South Wales and that it would participate in the refinancing ...

Clean Energy Finance Corporation makes first investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... Yates The AU$10 billion CEFC officially started making investments on Monday, and has announced that it will provide financing for two wind projects in New South Wales and Victoria. CEFC will provide AU$37.5 million in senior debt finance for the construction ...

SEFA makes second loan, funds affordable housing purchase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... getting them out of the pipeline," he said. "You have to put a fair amount of support into the groups to get through the [financing] system and out, and they need support for a combination of reasons. Some are new start-ups. Secondly, some groups don't ...

CEFC evaluating potential project commitments ahead of July

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Green Investment Bank, the New York State Energy Fund and the Green Climate Fund of the United Nations to encourage financing of projects to aid in the transition to a low carbon economy, Yates said that each vehicle is structured to meet differing strategies ...

Clean Energy Finance Corporation gets investment mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... its investment mandate from the government, setting the framework for how the CEFC will invest its AU$10 billion in financing clean energy projects. The government set parameters for rate of return, limits on loan concessionality and investment guarantees. ...

European Commission proposes standards for ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... their financial and non-financial performances take a longer term perspective in their decision-making. They have lower financing costs, attract and retain talented employees, and ultimately are more successful. This is important for Europe's competitiveness ...