Environmental

CEFC reports investing $500 million in last year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has invested close to AU$500 million in the past 12 months and catalysed a further AU$2.2 billion in other investment in clean technology infrastructure and energy efficiency projects in Australia, CEFC has ...

Climate Bonds Initiative gain insurance body partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
The UNEP FI Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI) has joined the Climate Bonds Partners program, according to the Climate Bond Initiative.

Emma Herd appointed IGCC CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) has hired Emma Herd as the new chief executive officer.

Climate-aligned bond universe reaches $597.7bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
The total universe of climate-aligned bonds stands at US$597.7 billion, a 20% increase in the past year, according to new research from the Climate Bonds Initiative.

CEFC signs $50m asset financing agreement with Firstmac

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has signed a AU$50 million asset finance agreement with non-bank lender Firstmac.

CEFC provides $100m financing for Origin Solar Servicing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is providing a 12-year $100 million financing deal to Origin Energy, to support Origin's solar power purchase agreements (PPAs) to business and residential customers.

Swiss Re hedges wind risk for Infigen Energy wind farms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has written a wind risk hedge for a portfolio of wind farms owned by Infigen Energy, covering six locations in three states and an excess of 500 megawatts of capacity.

CDP, ClientEarth, CDSB in plea to UK's FRC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
CDP, The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) and ClientEarth have called upon the UK's Financial Reporting Council (FRC) to ensure that companies in the oil, gas and coal sectors are complying with legal duties to address climate risk in their ...

Citywide make two board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
Citywide, an open space, infrastructure and environmental services firm, has appointed Peter Lamell and Paul Hardy to its board.

Decarbonising economy requires sophisticated investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
Divesting from the worst emitting fossil fuels is only one step towards decarbonising the world economy, and Australian Ethical Investment says achieving the stated goal of capping global temperature increases to 2 degrees C requires a "sophisticated ...