Corporate Banking

Climate finance deals were high on the agenda at the global climate conference, COP29, held in November. Our final issue of Westpac IQ’s ESG Impact for the year explores some of the key outcomes from the two-week event, along with the latest on Australia’s increasing momentum in renewable energy, new policies and funding for road transport, plus the outcomes of two global nature and biodiversity summits, and more.

Awareness of the economic value of nature for business is rising rapidly.

2024 began auspiciously as Westpac set the pace for Australian securitisation markets in January with the largest major bank deal in four years.