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Sustainable Finance Newsletter – June 2025
Welcome to NAB’s newsletter on the Sustainable Finance market from an Australasian perspective.
Insight
EnergyAustralia’s Wooreen battery project shines light for clean energy
Providing a secure, renewable energy supply is critical for the energy transition, with utility-scale battery infrastructure supported by NAB playing an important role.
Insights, Trends & Case Studies
Developer insights: carbon projects tipped to follow renewables path to scale
Australian carbon project developers see a maturing of institutional financing as key to scaling the market and taking it on a similar trajectory as renewable energy.
Supporting the transition in 200 deals
NAB has marked a major climate milestone with the bank’s 200th renewable energy transaction as Australia looks to step up investment in the sector ahead of 2030 targets.
Article
Tapping alternate debt markets to power Australia’s transition
Australia needs a vast amount of capital to build out the utility-scale wind and solar projects to power a net-zero future by 2050. NAB’s Executive, Specialised Finance, Andrew Smith and Executive, Capital Markets, Sarah Samson explore potential debt funding options in market.
Article
Where to now for the equipment finance market?
Rural businesses are looking for equipment funding solutions that meet their needs in an evolving environment. Article originally published in The Advisor on 20/09/23
Article
Navigating net zero – business survey 2023
The new report asks 800-900 Australian corporates across the non-farm business sector (who may or may not be NAB customers) on their progress, plans and strategies to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions.
NAB Carbon Research: ACCU prices set to soar
ACCU discount to global prices is out-of-step with looming step-change in demand. View the full report.
Sustainable Finance Update: June 2022
A look at what's been happening in the sustainable finance market in Australia and abroad.
Markets Today: RBA, far from business as usual
RBA surprises (most) for second month running with 50bps Cash Rate rise to 0.85%
FX innovation powers sustainability goals
NAB’s first sustainability-linked foreign exchange (FX) derivative aligns environmental, social and governance (ESG) targets with financial risk management for a major London-listed infrastructure investment company.
‘Diversity saved my life’: Building Australia’s defence capability
Australia’s first female Deputy Chief of Army has a personal stake in building workplace diversity as she outlines her strategic insights – from geopolitics to sustainability - as special guest at the NAB Capital Markets 2022 conference.
COP26 week two: It’s a wrap
After the fanfare of the opening statements and commitments, the second week at Glasgow meant bridging divides to reach a consensus deal in extra time as the Paris 2015 ambitions start to take flight.
Rethink, Reset 2021: The Road to Net Zero
An insight into what the road to carbon neutrality really looks like