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Australian government "faffing about" on climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Quinbrook's market activity, Scaysbrook noted. The growth in decentralised power generation via rooftop solar in Queensland, NSW, Western Australia and Victoria means that there will be a "significant build-out in distributed power solutions," including ...

Assessing the financial, ESG benefits of agricultural investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... an 80% stake in the North Australian Pastoral Company (NAPCo), which consists of six million hectares of land across Queensland and the Northern Territory and 200,000 cattle. The diversity of the land helps offset the risks and impacts of drought, Murphy ...

HSBC Australia to explore mangrove bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... were selected for 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 ...

No all male-boards on ASX200 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... quotas or government intervention, according to the recent Towards Board Gender Parity report by the University of Queensland Business School. "When the push for gender diversity on the ASX 200 began, there was a view that Australia did not offer the ...

Forrest reiterates call for net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... point of view is a pathway from fossil fuel jobs to clean energy jobs, O'Neil said. "Workers in Gippsland, central Queensland, the Hunter Valley, Western Australia, do want to be part of the clean energy economy, but at the moment, they can't see, touch ...

ASI launches APAC sustainability institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) will launch an Asia Pacific sustainability institute to support the momentum of sustainable investing. The abrdn Sustainability Institute is designed to drive sustainable investing and supporting the buildout of a ...

Agriculture business signs first sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainability linked loan (SLL) for Australia's agriculture industry. Commonwealth Bank has signed an SLL with premium Queensland producer Stockyard Group for an undisclosed sum. The three-year loan has set targets for the family-owned business ...

Royal Adelaide Hospital locks in $2bn social, green loans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
The Royal Adelaide Hospital has secured $2.2 billion in social and green loan refinance. Commonwealth Bank served as joint sustainability coordinator on a $2.2 billion loan for Celsus, the consortium responsible for designing, financing, constructing ...

Elliott Green Power announce two hires

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... assets: Nevertire Solar Farm, located near Warren in north-west New South Wales, Susan River, located in south-east Queensland, and Childers solar farms, also located in south-east Queensland. These plants produce some 570 GWh of green power a year.

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 ...