More than $4 billion has now been raised by Australian companies through climate bonds, following a new $650 million issuance by the Commonwealth Bank.
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation will contribute $75 million to help an infrastructure management group channel more money from investors into renewables.
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation will take a $110 million equity stake in an Investa property fund after the company set itself a tough emissions target and agreed to share information with the wider property industry.
A major meatworks will buy more than half its power from an ARENA-backed biogas facility that will create renewable energy certificates and carbon credits.
The latest annual report of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation shows businesses are securing discounted finance for a wide range of innovative projects.
One of Australia's biggest health-care providers has won approval to earn carbon credits, as it aims to cut total energy use by up to 40% by the end of 2018.