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ING advises infrastructure company on green finance framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
A leading energy infrastructure provider has established a green finance framework that will align the company's net zero commitments with future finance needs. ING in Australia has developed the framework with leading energy infrastructure provider ...

Monetary Authority of Singapore hires chief sustainability officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainability efforts across MAS and help the organisation build deeper capabilities. The group will coordinate MAS' green finance and sustainability agenda - "strengthen the financial sector's resilience against environmental risks; develop ...

Setting ESG targets a "first mover advantage" for companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... the pool of green/sustainability finance, but done in a way such that companies are held to meaningful progress. "Green finance is at an inflection point where it can go down the path of sustainability initiatives with business as usual rebranded as ...

Queensland train project secures $620m green loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
A Queensland-based passenger rail fleet project has secured more than $600 million in green finance. Queensland's New Generation Rolllingstock (NGR) project, which will provide 75 new electrified six-car passenger trains as well as maintenance for 30 ...

Companies expect increase in sales linked to sustainability: HSBC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... which is bringing along the whole supply chain and resulting in an uplift in revenue." These trends are affecting green finance deals specifically, and also impacts on the way that banks such as HSBC evaluate loan risks, Hughes said. "There are specific ...

Solar, residential financier issues certified green ABS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... "Brighte and NAB have brought an innovative financing model to the market, a tangible example of the opportunities green finance offers in providing clean energy and climate solutions," said Sean Kidney, CEO Climate Bonds Initiative. "Australia has enormous ...

PRI executive appointed to European Platform on Sustainable Finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Senator Penny Wong. "This Sustainable Finance Platform will provide valuable ideas and input in our work to drive green finance forward and to develop the taxonomy, which will play a crucial role in channelling investment into green economic activities," ...

Solar financier to issue certified green ABS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... "Brighte and NAB have brought an innovative financing model to the market, a tangible example of the opportunities green finance offers in providing clean energy and climate solutions," said Sean Kidney, CEO Climate Bonds Initiative. "Australia has enormous ...

AAIB, Amundi launch climate investment framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... integration of climate change by companies and the financial sector across Asia, which jeopardises the success of green finance globally. "This is an important wake-up call to the industry," said Stefen Shin, AIIB principal investment officer, capital ...

HKEX, SSGA join Climate Bond Initiative Partners Programme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... Sustainable and Green Exchange (STAGE), a first of its kind data and information platform focusing on sustainable and green finance investments in the region, another step in Hong Kong's development as a green finance hub. STAGE will promote the visibility ...