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TCorp auctions $400m sustainability bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... social assets, with more than $9.6 billion green and sustainability bonds already issued - representing just over 7% of total liabilities of ESG bonds. "This issuance is part of TCorp's overarching strategy where we periodically come to market in this ...

Infrastructure funds challenge private equity in ESG race

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... capital raised nearly doubled from $9 billion to $17 billion; and in Asia $1 billion to $12 billion. For US-based funds, the total share of capital raised dropped to 68% - the lowest since 2016. "ESG is a growing presence," Preqin head of ESG research ...

Origin Energy acquires 5% stake in battery cleantech Allegro

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... retailers and others in the sector to answer long duration energy storage challenge, which McKinsey has estimated represents a total addressable market of US$3.5 trillion." Origin head of energy supply and operations Greg Jarvis said: "We are pleased ...

Rest bolsters impact portfolio with private equity investment

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... part of a broader initiative to fulfill the superannuation fund's target allocation (1%) to impact investments in its total portfolio by 2026. Rest private equity program leader Marina Pasika said the investment is a testament to the fund's long-term ...

Aussie businesses building climate resilience: FM Global

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... natural disasters exacerbated by climate change. FM Global estimates that US$300 million in resilience measures could reduce total loss expectancies related to wind, flood and wildfire exposure by more than US$120 billion which, in turn, can magnify ...

CEFC, NGS, Minderoo back Adamantem fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... a provider of sustainable packaging solutions, is the fund's first investment. The EOF is targeting $350 million in total. The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), a cornerstone investor in EOF with $35 million, also invests alongside Manulife ...

A new "nuclear renaissance" for investors: Maple-Brown Abbott

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... nuclear power to double from early 2022 to 2050, and most acceleration will come through in the 2030s. Even in that scenario, total nuclear power as a total of electricity generation falls from 10% to 8%, and if you actually don't see new rollouts ...

Aussie AI platform aids HK firms in Scope 3 emissions compliance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... this year, come into effect from January 2024. Although Scope 3 emissions contribute approximately 80% of the company's total emissions they can be "hidden" in the supply chain and therefore can be costly and time-consuming for a company to assess. ...

Companies urged to address Scope 3 emissions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... downstream emissions, resulting from its clients' use of the cars, would represent approximately 80% of the company's total emissions." Misha Cajic, co-founder of Australian carbon management platform Avarni said the lack of standardized guidelines ...

Podcast: Is stewardship a sword or a shield for investors - Pablo Berrutti

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... Group, which managed US$21.5 billion as of the end of 2021. In their 2021 climate report, the fund mnager found tht their total portfolio emissions was 180,600 tonnes of CO2 equivalent, 90% below the equivalent emissions from the aggregate benchmark. ...