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HSBC Australia to explore mangrove bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... the specific characteristics of its mangroves and other benefits as well, Bhattacharjee said. The Queensland state government has a $500 million Land Restoration Fund, which aims to expand carbon farming in the state by supporting land-sector projects ...

ARENA to provide finance for pumped hydro facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... favourable outcome for Genex and its shareholders. Harding acknowledged the financial support of ARENA, the Queensland state government, the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) and J-Power. "We are now in the final stages of closing out ...

VicSuper joins Financial Inclusion Action Plan program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... AnglicareSA, ANZ, Bank Australia, BaptistCare, Commonwealth Bank, EnergyAustralia, HESTA, NAB, the Queensland state government, Suncorp, Swinburne University, and Westpac. Since then, the trailblazer group has grown to 30. "We've been working on financial ...

Queensland Treasury Corporation issues $750m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... dollar-denominated green bond issuance from an Australian issuer to date. The bonds are guaranteed by the Queensland state government and has a AA+/Aa1 by Standard & Poor's and Moody's Investor Services respectively, according to QTC. The proceeds from ...

SVA launches South Australian homelessness social impact bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... Sustainability Report that they aim to have SIBs operational in the second half of 2017. In 2015, the Queensland state government announced an allocation of AU$3 million to develop a pilot SIB program.

Trailblazers, Good Shepherd Microfinance launch Financial Inclusion Action Plans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... AnglicareSA, ANZ, Bank Australia, BaptistCare, Commonwealth Bank, EnergyAustralia, HESTA, NAB, the Queensland state government, Suncorp, Swinburne University, and Westpac. In addition to the initial 12 organisations, a further four have launched "statements ...

Victorian government chooses programs for social impact bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... which is not a bond to fund a program to reduce recidivism by parolees in that state. Last year, the Queensland state government announced an allocation of AU$3 million to develop a pilot SIB program. South Australia is also piloting a SIB project. See ...

Victorian government to pilot social impact bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... AU$7 million Newpin Social Benefit Bond and the AU$10 million Benevolent Society Bond. Last year, the Queensland state government announced an allocation of AU$3 million to develop a pilot SIB program. South Australia is also piloting an SIB project. ...

Queensland government approves Clare Solar Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
The Queensland state government has approved the construction of a AU$400 million solar farm development at Clare in the Burdekin Shire. The decision, announced by Deputy Premier Jackie Trad, minister for local government and planning, will see the ...

Queensland commits $3m to social benefit bond pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
The Queensland state government has allocated AU$3 million to develop a pilot social benefit bond program in its budget this week. Daniel Madhavan, CEO, Impact Investing Australia Queensland Treasury will be allocated AU$2 million over two years to ...
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