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Australia must address climate adaptation finance gap: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... agriculture and heat. Whittaker described Australia's climate and green initiatives as "lumpy" at best, leading in green buildings, decarbonisation and climate resilience in buildings. "Climate resilience in our energy sector is probably world leading. ...

Podcast: Investing in low-carbon, energy-efficient green buildings with Davina Rooney

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
This episode outlines the climate and commercial case for sustainable buildings. With buildings and building materials in hot demand, especially as the nation grapples with meeting its housing targets, momentum is growing on the sustainability side. ...

Funding green buildings risks greenwashing accusations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
Climate Energy Finance (CEF) says buildings are the "low-hanging fruit" that make up the lion's share of the big four banks' sustainable finance target (SFT) of $385 billion by 2030 - while just 7% flows to financing clean energy and hard-to-abate sectors. ...

CBA launches green business loan

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... solutions included the Agri Green Loan for farmers, the Green Vehicle and Equipment Finance offering, and the Green Buildings Tool, which aims to help commercial property owners invest in sustainable building operations. Customers can use the tool to ...

Government sets stage for sovereign green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... the Sustainable Development Goals. Categories include renewable energy, energy efficiency, clean transportation, green buildings, climate change adaptation, environmentally sustainable management of living natural resources and land use, biodiversity ...

Australia joins COP28 gender and just transition partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... biodiversity resilience) and 30% climate mitigation (transport and industry electrification, mass transportation and green buildings). "In the face of escalating climate challenges, our firms' collective commitment to adaptation and resilience has ...

Finance eyes $500b green buildings opportunity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
The global property industry has embraced sustainable finance instruments in a trend that offers an investment opportunity of at least half a trillion Australian dollars, ahead of mandatory emissions data disclosures due in 2024. Buildings contribute ...

La Trobe Uni issues $175m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... bond will also go towards funding and construction and improvement of "eco-conscious infrastructure, including green buildings, electric vehicle charging stations, and sustainable transportation initiatives." It will also be used for sustainable water ...

It pays to go green: top ETF megatrends for long-term growth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... the start of a predicted boom in what Hannon calls the "S-Curve" of market adoption. Innovators: Hydrogen, EVs, green buildings, biotech, agtech and food innovation were classified as "innovators" - adoption is currently slow as only a small group of ...

AXA IM launches two sustainable funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... fund is aligned to four sub-themes of the UN Sustainable Development Goals - low carbon transport, smart energy, green buildings and sustainable ecosystem. "As the battle against climate change drives solid growth in the worldwide green bond market ...
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