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ING advises infrastructure company on green finance framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
A leading energy infrastructure provider has established a green finance framework that will align the company's net zero commitments with future finance needs. ING in Australia has developed the framework with leading energy infrastructure provider ...

Climate change is changing the outlook for energy utilities

KIRSTY MACKAY-FISHER  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... storms are becoming increasingly prevalent. Despite this, we are yet to see a consistent policy framework for lowering the energy sector's carbon emissions. There have been several attempts such as the introduction of the Clean Energy Act 2011, which ...

The importance of infrastructure in the transition to low carbon

URSULA TONKIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... well. For example, through assets like electricity distribution grids, investors have the opportunity to participate in the energy transition, with stable and consistent growth in dividends, while avoiding the boom-and-bust cycles of green field renewables. ...

Ratcheting up ambition on climate finance goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... necessary: Carney's private finance strategy noted that over the next three decades, the total required investments in the energy sector alone will be US$3.5 trillion per year, while almost US$50-135 billion per year will need to flow to carbon capture ...

APAC data centre operator inks $2.1bn sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... and inclusion, carbon neutrality and improved efficiency in operating power usage effectiveness (PUE). PUE measures the energy efficiency of data centres that calculates the ratio of the energy used as a whole compared with the energy used by IT equipment ...

Greenpeace reveals greenwashing ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... zero targets, but of that 41, only 14 have set 100% renewable electricity goals. Greenpeace identified near-term renewable energy targets as a lynchpin measure of credibility because of the impact that action can have on reducing company's operational ...

SGX proposes mandatory TCFD, diversity reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... prioritised for mandatory climate reporting. SGX states that the financial industries, agriculture, food and forest products, energy, materials and buildings and transport are the priority sectors. In the same paper, SGX RegCo also proposes to step up ...

Boral to go net zero by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... warming to 1.5°C. Boral will hit these targets through actions in five areas, including transitioning to 100% renewable energy and increasing the use of alternative fuels at its Berrima Cement kiln and improving energy efficiency. "We're working ...

NAB launches sustainability-linked derivatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... across five material areas for Anchor Hanover: number of additional homes, proportion of rented homes at affordable rent, energy efficiency of new homes, resident wellbeing initiatives and initiatives to improve workforce diversity. Jenkins anticipates ...

Advisers integrating positive impact into investment choices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... can influence what happens in the way they invest," Zbik said. Common questions include wanting to invest in renewable energy, Zbik noted. "In 2020, over half the new clients I brought on requested an ethical/sustainable overlay," he said. "That's ...