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KKR splashes $603m on energy transition platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
Global private equity firm KKR is injecting $603 million into HMC's Energy Transition Platform, marking its second climate-related investment in Australia. The commitment will last seven years and is expected to generate a 14% p.a. return. It will be ...

Investors pressure BP over 'undisciplined' capex decisions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
BP is facing a shareholder resolution from several international pension funds and the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) in relation to its investment decisions. The ACCR has co-filed a shareholder resolution alongside Nest, London ...

Government unveils Net Zero Fund design

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
The federal government outlined the purpose of its new Net Zero Fund, to be operational by the middle of the year. The $5 billion Net Zero Fund was announced last year as part of the Industry Sector Plan and will sit within the National Reconstruction ...

Renewables generate half of energy supply: AEMO

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
For the first time, in the last three months of 2025 renewable energy powered more than 50% of the national electricity market's (NEM) energy needs, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) said. The Quarterly Energy Dynamics report showed renewables ...

Emerging markets, sustainable equities drive energy transition in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
In its recent Sustainable Equities 2026 Outlook report, Ninety One underscored that while investor sentiment towards decarbonisation has weakened, sustainable equities have remained resilient. Ninety One head of sustainable equity Deirdre Cooper said ...

Australia needs to ramp up decarbonisation efforts: BloombergNEF

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
In its Australia Energy Transition Outlook for the first half of 2026, BloombergNEF (BNEF) underscored the urgency for a national ramping-up of decarbonisation across multiple sectors to meet carbon commitments and net zero targets. The report forecasts ...

Companies are being more transparent about climate-reporting: MSCI

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
In its 2025 Q4 Transition Finance Tracker, MSCI reported on the investment performance of key climate funds and the setting of corporate climate targets. The findings revealed that climate-themed funds listed on stock exchanges had a median return of ...

Green moves: Australian Retirement Trust, Pathzero

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Australian Retirement Trust has hired an ESG specialist to lead its UK activities, as climate data platform Pathzero recruits from Aware Super. Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has appointed a senior ESG specialist from Deutsche Bank to lead its London ...

Polluting companies should pay their fair share: Superpower Institute

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
In a recent report, the Superpower Institute proposed two policies that hold polluting companies fiscally accountable for their fair share of damages to the natural environment. The Polluter Pays Levy (PPL) would target companies that extract or import ...

Super moves: ART, Allianz, HESTA, AusSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Australian Retirement Trust has appointed a 22-year Deutsche Bank veteran to lead its London office, strengthening the superannuation giant's presence in one of its key offshore investment hubs. Michael Weaver, ART's general manager of mid-risk ...