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Australian blue finance market is 'meaningful opportunity'

The Helena Water 'blue loan' sets a precedent for the market, Owen Matthews tells Ahren Lester

Helena Water signs first Australian 'blue loan'

Australian water utility consortium Helena Water has secured an AUD170.5 million ($122 million) 'blue loan', believed to be the first Australian loan to use the sustainable water-focused sustainable loan label.

'A great time to be in the Australian sustainable finance market'

Australia's ground-breaking taxonomy and mandatory climate disclosures will boost the prospects of its sustainable finance market, Drew Lanyon tells Ahren Lester.

Endeavour Energy strengthens SLL deal with Scope 3 target

Australian electricity firm Endeavour Energy has added a Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions target to its sustainability-linked loan (SLL) financing as it refinanced and upsized an existing deal.

'Unique' Australian green bond allocations 'really resonated' with investors

Sovereign sustainable bond issuers have been encouraged to identify "really unique" allocations after the Australian green bond experience highlighted how these piqued the interest of investors, according to Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA).

Australian financial institutions to pilot sustainable finance taxonomy

The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has published the Australian sustainable finance taxonomy covering "green and transition" activities - including those in minerals, mining and metals - which will now be tested by some of the country's largest financial institutions.

Australia's Commonwealth Bank says it will only finance fossil fuels backed by transition plan

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has won praise for saying it will not provide new financing to major fossil fuel companies that do not have a credible climate transition plan.

Australia debut green bond expected from mid-May

Australia will issue its debut 10-year sovereign green bond between mid-May and the end of June, it emerged, as the sovereign announced it will launch investor roadshows from April.

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CommBank oil and gas funding exit sends 'stark warning' to industry

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CommBank) has ruled out direct finance for any new or expanded oil and gas projects in its updated climate policy, described by one campaigner as putting the lender "well above its peers" on climate.