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ANZ in court over climate and nature risk failure

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... which filed a claim in August for false or misleading advertising over its branding of fossil fuel energy products as "carbon neutral". The firm represented Kathleen O'Donnell in a case filed in 2020 against the Commonwealth alleging that climate ...

Australian Ethical backs infrastructure debt funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Theau. "Australia's energy transition is a core focus of our investment strategies as the world looks to meet net-zero carbon targets, and these Infradebt private debt funds enable us to further our aim."

BlackRock backs world's largest direct air capture plant

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Exchange-listed Occidental Petroleum Corporation says the facility, named STRATOS, is designed to capture 500,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year. DAC captures and removes large volumes of CO₂ directly from the atmosphere, which is then stored in ...

Mirova targets super funds in multi-billion dollar raise

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... photovoltaics, hydropower, energy storage, and energy efficiency. Further, it will continue to support the development of low-carbon electric mobility and hydrogen. Mirova said that the MET6 team will seek to identify project promoters and provide them ...

Assessing companies ability to make the low carbon transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Investors need to be able to assess companies and countries on their ability to manage the transition to a lower-carbon economy using a range of backward and forward-looking metrics. There is a lack of global standards and definitions around climate ...

Igneo refinances green credit facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... complementary to GDIF pursuing the full breadth of its investment strategy, including investments in the transition to a low-carbon and climate-resilient economy," said Element. GDIF has a Green Financing Framework outlining how proceeds from the green ...

Fears grow around greenwashing litigation protections

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... against EnergyAustralia in August for false or misleading advertising over its branding of fossil fuel energy products as "carbon neutral", raised concerns about the proposed phase-in approach. "The arguments for a ban like this might have made sense ...

A portfolio approach for renewable investment: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... by Energetics Decarbonising Australia's national energy market is a central tenant to achieving the goal of reducing carbon emissions in line limiting global warming to 1.5°C. But there is investment risk related to the timing of when renewable ...

Morgan Stanley makes second climate private equity deal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... powder form - just add water. It was selected for its sustainability credentials - it claims its meal contribute 50% less carbon than the average US meal, and its high growth - Huel reported over $175 million of revenue in the 2022 financial year, an ...

ESG factors increasingly drive financial decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... reporting with 66% of managers reporting ESG metrics for all funds, an increase from 59% in 2022. The top reported metric was carbon emissions (56%), followed by diversity statistics which rose from 19% in 2022 to 24%. More than a quarter (27%) of asset ...