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Investors worth $42trn target state leaders at COP29

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... efforts, should also play an important role in decarbonising value chains and building out resilient electricity infrastructure. "Renewed focus is needed to address rising energy demand from end-use sectors such as transportation, industry and buildings ...

Nature now a fiduciary duty and financial risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... due diligence, and publicly report progress annually. Industries most destructive to nature include agriculture, infrastructure, and resource extraction -notably, palm oil, soya, cattle, and paper. In August, Woolworths' announced it will stop selling ...

Blockchain for carbon credits: Northern Trust

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Leveraging blockchain technology, Northern Trust Matrix Zenith integrates with our core traditional asset servicing infrastructure to support digital and traditional assets side-by-side."

Future Fund restructures investment leadership

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... directors of real assets. Bluff will oversee the private equity and credit teams, while Fisher will look after the infrastructure and property teams. Sam Killmier will be managing director of investment capability and intelligence, which includes investment ...

Clarity on sector pathways sparks investor confidence

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... reorganisation of supply chains, production systems, industrial zones, energy sources, public and private finance, infrastructure and workforces." Technology, investment and cooperation are key in what Kean called a "once in a generation opportunity". ...

Natural gas buyout bulldozes investors: Analysts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... said. Leadership is disconnected from climate science forbidding new greenfield fossil fuel project developments or infrastructure, he said. Over 90% of Woodside's capex this decade will go to fossil fuel expansion, despite the investor vote for ...

Veteran lawyer moves jobs

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Her expertise "spans sustainability, ESG, climate change, natural resource management, property and construction, infrastructure, and more. "Alex is passionate about helping clients address challenges related to climate change and sustainability, nature ...

Senate passes landmark climate reporting and net zero authority laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Authority and its Agency will play a key role in accelerating investment. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and Other Measures) Bill 2024 aligns with the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). It requires ...

S&P Global gains top sustainability expert

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... ESG-driven approach." Before her roles at U Ethical and MSCI, she worked at Urban Systems Advisory at AECOM, the infrastructure consulting firm. With a background in climate science, sustainability best practice and infrastructure planning, Lucchese ...

Quinbrook closes clean energy capital raise at $3bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Quinbrook, the specialist global infrastructure investment manager, has closed its largest-ever capital raise at $3 billion for the Net Zero Power Fund. The strategy focuses on large-scale solar, renewable fuels, power generators, and battery storage. ...