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Mercer: green bonds deserve investment consideration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... and industry, climate finance, water, waste and pollution controls, agriculture and forestry. Green bonds are tied to financing projects that benefit the environment, mitigate climate change or adapt to the impacts of climate change. They combine that ...

EUAs finance $4.9m in Melbourne environmental retrofits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
Environmental upgrade financing vehicles in the City of Melbourne have funded AU$4.9m in energy and emissions efficiency retrofit programs and are projected to save 5350 tonnes of CO2-e emissions per year, according to the Sustainable Melbourne Fund. ...

SEFA selects Queensland social enterprise for first loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... business and increase the impact of their work in their communities and matches private investment. See Also: Social Impact Financing - Unlocking New Money [external site]

Investor Profile: Omega Global Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... provided funding to the Colombian public transport system. They were using a lot of diesel busses, so the bond went to the financing the change of the diesel busses. Where that's good as a green bond investor is that you're lending money to the World ...

Banks' plans address Indigenous hiring, financial exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... their use of Message Stick for teleconferencing services as an example. Banks are also developing products to assist the financing of Indigenous businesses at start up and in more developed phases, again, in partnership with local organisations. "We've ...

Former SA Premier Rann appointed Low Carbon Australia Chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... of knowledge and experience, to our organisation at a time when we are ramping up deployment of our energy efficiency financing in the market," said Meg McDonald, Low Carbon Australia CEO. Rann joins Low Carbon Australia Board members Martijn Wilder ...

Climate change realities necessitate superannuation response

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... to entry that fossil fuel-based energy projects don't have. Additionally, clean energy projects can face barriers to financing. The CEFC's design and function are an attempt to mitigate against those potential risks and attract private funding into the ...

Low Carbon Australia certifies water recycling plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... dual-reticulation system. The Class A recycled water is also accessible for fire fighting. See Also: Low Carbon Australia to provide financing to foundries

bankmecu, Foresters Community Finance partner on loan scheme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... formalises an existing relationship between bankmecu and Foresters Community Finance, and will see the bank provide financing to organisations that are working with Foresters, said Steven Lynch, national community banking manager at bankmecu. "Foresters ...

Low Carbon Australia to provide financing to foundries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia has developed a financing program tailored to foundry manufacturers seeking to invest in energy-efficient upgrades to equipment and processes. Low Carbon Australia is working with the Australian Foundry Institute (AFI) to inform ...