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  • Giant Australian wind projects get dual financing boost

    22 December 2017

    A pair of onshore wind farms in Australia with a combined 959MW of planned capacity have agreed financing deals with a host of major banks and telecommunications companies.

  • CBA to face shareholder resolution on climate commitment

    14 August 2017

    A shareholder resolution will be lodged against Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) to protest against its climate change position statement, which was branded a failure that "falls well short" of the bank's climate commitments.

  • DNB joins project to implement TCFD recommendations

    02 August 2017

    DNB, Norway's largest financial services group, has joined a UN-sponsored project to develop practical ways to improve disclosure and reporting of the impacts of climate change.

  • IFC discloses details of first green 'Kauri' bond

    27 July 2017

    The first green bond from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to be denominated in New Zealand dollars will be a ten-year issue for a minimum of NZD100 million ($75 million), the issuer said.

  • 'Big four' Australian banks slammed for fossil fuel backing

    25 July 2017

    Australia's 'big four' banks have invested AUD17 billion ($13.5 billion) in fossil fuel extraction projects since they committed to keep global warming to well below 2°C, Australian environmental pressure group Market Forces has said.

  • University issues Australia's first sustainability bond

    25 July 2017

    Australian Catholic University (ACU) has issued a AUD200 million ($159 million) sustainability bond which is claimed to be the first to be issued globally in alignment with June's Sustainability Bond Guidelines.

  • Banks pledge to help implement recommendations of TCFD

    11 July 2017

    Eleven large banks have committed to develop practical ways of implementing the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

  • France propels green bond market to achieve record first quarter

    03 April 2017

    A record breaking $25 billion of green bonds were issued in the first quarter of 2017, thanks in part to the mammoth €7 billion ($7.5 billion) sovereign green bond from France.

  • Investa issues Australia's first corporate domestic green bond

    31 March 2017

    Australian real estate operator Investa Office Fund (IOF) has issued the country's first corporate domestic green bond, raising AUD150 million ($115 million).

  • TRIG to expand into battery storage assets with £50m share raise

    23 March 2017

    The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) is looking to raise £50 million ($62.4 million) through issuing new shares as it is set to help it acquire its first battery storage asset.