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Report calls out AIA's coal-based assets, policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
Health and life insurer AIA is under pressure to set targets regarding its portfolio holdings in coal and coal-fired electricity assets, with a US-based think tank estimating the company could hold as much as US$6 billion in coal-related assets. The ...

Companies pledge 100% renewable energy by 2025

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... its network of rooftop solar panels installed in more than 150 national locations by signing power purchase agreement with wind and solar energy providers. The transition to 100% renewable energy is a "practical step" to meeting its goal of being net ...

Investing in the low-carbon transition: Ninety One

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... portfolio manager, Ninety One. One of the pathways available to investors is investment in renewable energy, mainly solar and wind which brings attractive aspects beyond just environmental, Cooper noted. "I think our view is that asset owners and retail ...

Real asset investments as vehicle for return, positive impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... investment opportunities in renewable energy technologies, with a focus on utility-scale and distributed generation, solar, wind, and storage. "There is an unstoppable market force driving markets toward cleaner energy," Short said. "COVID has accelerated ...

Credit strategy links financial return to social, environmental impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... noted. "There are lots of bonds out there that are a securitisation of existing loans, and all of those loans are to existing wind farms. We're happy to own those, but they are less impactful than new projects. They're green and they're certified ...

Assessing the costs, opportunities to green hydrogen

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... hydrogen is part of that process. Green hydrogen is gas produced for commercial fuel purposes via electrolysers powered by wind-and solar-generated electricity and is part of a recently lunched European Commission's strategic vision. Green hydrogen is ...

Vanguard expands Ethically Conscious product range

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
Vanguard Australia has launched an Australian shares environmental, social and governance (ESG) fund and exchange traded fund (ETF), expanding its Ethically Conscious range. The Vanguard Ethically Conscious Australian Shares Fund and ETF (ASX:VETH) ...

Super fund ESG option tops charts with investment returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... holdings of the fund option in descending order are: Tesla, Digital Realty Trust, SolarEdge Technologies, Samsung SDI, Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Cleanaway Waste Management, Citrix Systems, Central Japan Railway, Enphase Energy, East Japan Railway, Kingspan ...

Coles signs Queensland renewable energy deal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... the agreement. The Western Downs Green Power Hub, set to be Australia's largest solar farm once built, and the MacIntyre Wind Farm, one of the largest wind farms to be built in the southern hemisphere, will supply three quarters of the Coles' electricity ...

Substantial investment needed for sustainable infrastructure: RARE Infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... corollary to that is that the market was underestimating the amount of spend and development of renewable energy assets, wind farms and solar arrays, and so on, so we shifted that capital into the renewable space, and that's been an excellent trade ...