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  • Business

How one Aussie airport is looking to “crack” the emissions-reduction nut

A year ago, when Brisbane Airport accelerated its net-zero emissions deadline by 25 years to 2025, the ambition was to become “one of the planet’s most sustainable airports”.

  • 18.08.2023
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  • Business

Good businesses are going to flourish again

NAB CEO Ross McEwan is backing the resilience of the economy against expectations the rising cost of living will eat further into already subdued growth.

  • 06.08.2023
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  • Business

Firming up emissions reduction with Earth Friendly Concrete®

A new Australian engineering standard released for zero-carbon cement has removed one of the key barriers to wider market acceptance of Earth Friendly Concrete (EFC®), touted by construction and materials group Wagners as a solution for hard-to-abate emissions embodied in concrete.

  • 03.08.2023
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  • Community Grants

Turtle Ambulance to the rescue

  • 23.05.2023
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  • Government

NAB backs new Government net zero transformation measures

NAB has welcomed the Australian Government’s announcement of a new Small Business Energy tax incentive and the establishment of a National Net Zero Authority, to help Aussie businesses take advantage of the country’s transformation to a low emission economy.

  • 10.05.2023
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  • Climate

‘Good for the environment and good for us’

For NAB customers Australian Consolidated Milk (ACM) and Tahbilk Winery, decarbonisation means lower costs and a more sustainable business.

  • 10.03.2023
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  • Climate

Climate transition plans key to shifting the dial

Companies can help to avoid a risk premium on their debt in the latter part of this decade by incorporating decarbonisation strategies into their funding plans.

  • 28.02.2023
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  • Environment

Resetting the conversation on climate

NAB Chair, Phil Chronican, sat down with The Australian’s Eric Johnston to share his perspective on the bank’s journey to support customers in the transition to net zero emissions and the need to reimagine Australia’s economy in 2050.

  • 24.02.2023
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  • Climate

Carbonplace to help drive transition

Carbonplace will help drive an expected 15-fold surge in demand for environmental offsets, as companies implement their plans to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

  • 20.02.2023
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  • Road to Zero

Road to Zero – Tahbilk

NAB’s new Road to Zero series showcases customer journeys to net zero and how their big ideas and passions are creating new business opportunities. 

  • 23.01.2023
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  • Climate

Climate Foundations

Our Climate Foundations video series brings to the forefront experts to explain the basics and help build more understanding about climate change.

  • 04.11.2022
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  • Floods

NAB supports flood-impacted customers

  • 13.10.2022
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  • Business

Australian first sustainability linked-loan helps North Queensland environment

NAB has helped North Queensland Airports (NQA), arrange an Australian first sustainability-linked loan that addresses climate change, helps protect its natural biodiversity and increase the employment of Australia’s First peoples.

  • 06.09.2022
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  • Climate

Why climate action is everyone’s job – including NAB’s

Climate change is a defining issue of our time. New research highlights that to reach net-zero Australia’s economy will look different, and that all of us have a role to play if Australia is to succeed.

  • 28.07.2022
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  • Climate

NAB achieves another green bond first

NAB has announced it has supported NBN Co in issuing its first green bond to help reduce NBN Co’s emissions and support its transition to a low carbon economy.

  • 04.07.2022
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  • Climate

David Gall: How NAB is supporting our customers as we head towards the goal of net zero by 2050

Supporting energy transition is an urgent national issue that requires the banking and financial services sector to play an important role as we head towards the goal of net zero by 2050.

  • 15.06.2022
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