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  • '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.

  • Standard Life plans impact investment funds

    10 May 2017

    UK asset manager Standard Life Investments hopes to launch global and UK-focussed impact investment funds this year.

  • Green bond round-up, 22 February 2017

    22 February 2017

    National Australia Bank (NAB) is looking to issue, a euro-denominated green bond, its second offering.

  • Australian banks shine in RobecoSAM ratings

    24 January 2017

    Just six financial institutions have been awarded 'gold stars' in RobecoSAM's 2017 Sustainability Yearbook, and three of them were Australian banks.

  • Banks making progress on combating climate change

    17 January 2017

    Banks have made considerable progress in addressing climate risks and opportunities in their business practices to align with a 2°C global warming target, but it is still not enough, according to a new report.

  • Australia's first 'government-issued green bond' launched

    18 July 2016

    The Treasury Corporation of Victoria (TCV) has launched a A$300 million ($228 million) green bond, the first from an Australian state government.

  • EF BRIEFS: Capital Stage, GIB, Equitix, Westpac

    27 May 2016

    German renewable energy operator Capital Stage has acquired its second asset in as many weeks, growing its UK portfolio to more than 80MW.

  • Westpac enters green bond market with deal for real estate

    26 May 2016

    Australian bank Westpac has issued a A$500 million ($361 million) green bond to finance a clean energy portfolio.

  • HSBC tightens pricing 'significantly' on first green bond as order book hits €2.1bn

    27 November 2015

    HSBC France has seen huge demand for its inaugural green bond, enabling it to tighten pricing "significantly" on the deal.

  • Large investors accused of weak sustainable investment policies on forestry

    11 February 2015

    Most institutional investors have "poorly developed sustainable investment policies" regarding forest commodities, according to Forest 500, an initiative of the Global Canopy Programme (GCP), a UK-based think tank.