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CEFC takes $51m stake in Victoria's Kiamal Solar Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... energy projects. We are confident this is a model that can be embraced by more manufacturers, commercial enterprises and government agencies as they explore ways to further control energy costs as well as lower their emissions." The Kiamal development ...

Vanessa Zimmerman launches Pillar Two human rights consultancy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... businesses are doing the right thing, and businesses have that responsibility to respect human rights, regardless of what government does. Business itself also has to make sure it's not involved in human rights violations, and if a business is involved ...

Factor investing such as ESG strategies can be wise approach: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... "I'll take the example of the climate related UN SDGs - sustainable energy and climate action," she said. "All of us - government, corporations and individual human beings - face the challenge of finding sustainable energy that is affordable and dependable. ...

Impact Investment Partners on Indigenous Infrastructure Investment Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... Partners was founded in 2014 and has engaged in investment projects working in conjunction with Indigenous communities and government agencies, but the Indigenous Infrastructure Investment Fund presents an opportunity to scale investment and social and ...

Local Government Super direct property portfolio certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) has achieved carbon neutral certification for all NABERS rated buildings in its direct property portfolio. It is Australia's first NABERS rated property portfolio to achieve carbon neutral certification against the National ...

T. Rowe Price analyses water, energy, food nexus and investment impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... rising food prices, or pollution." "We have a great example in China," Drew said. "There is good evidence showing how a government that can act quite quickly has started to implement regulatory change around water.. Internally, we've started to highlight ...

Aberdeen Standard Investments hires Bill Hartnett

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... support investment colleagues in Emerging Markets and Asia Pacific. Hartnett moved to ASI from the $12 billion Local Government Super, where he was head of responsible investment. "We are delighted Bill has joined our ESG Investment team, which is growing ...

Australian government awards $1.23m to Impact Investment Exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
The Australian government's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has awarded AU$1.23 million to Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) - a global organization driving impact investing - to develop the ecosystem for gender lens investing in Asia. ...

NZ Super to divest from gun manufacture investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... Guardians of NZ Super moved "swiftly to review its exclusion policy and portfolio following the announcement of the Government's intention to introduce gun control legislation," said CEO Matt Whineray. As a result of the new exclusion category, the NZ$41 ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets ambitious investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... work." Unlike the EU High Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance, the Australian initiative does not have explicit government backing. However, Geoff Summerhayes, executive board member of APRA, Executive Committee member of the International Association ...