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BlackRock Real Assets names Charlie Reid to lead Asia-Pac renewables

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
BlackRock Real Assets has appointed Managing Director Charlie Reid to extend their renewable energy investment business in Asia Pacific. Reid will be based in Sydney and responsible for sourcing, executing and managing renewable infrastructure assets ...

40% of ASX200 fall short of the carbon reduction requirements: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... regulatory scenarios, the sectors that faced the greatest exposure to carbon related regulatory penalties were utilities, energy, health care and consumer staples. Conversely, the sectors with the least burden across all regulatory scenarios were the ...

40% of Chinese Coal Power Plants are Losing Money: Carbon Tracker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... plants by 2021. New solar PV will be cheaper than running coal by 2025. Further, the report found that China's National Energy Investment Group, the world's largest power company, risks losing US$66 billion in stranded assets - half its total capital ...

Local Government Super becomes signatory to Green Bond Pledge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... Island; the Cities of Asheville and San Francisco - California; King County - Washington; and financial firms, Global New Energy Finance and R3 Returns. "The foundation signatories are to be congratulated," said Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds Initiative ...

Australia, New Zealand real estate tops GRESB benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... for the region, average like-for-like greenhouse gas emissions for the sector have decreased by 4.0%, and year-on-year energy consumption was down almost 2.9%. There was an uptick in water consumption, which increased year-on-year by just over 1.2% for ...

WorldGBC launches Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... that some of Australia's major corporations lead the world in sustainability. And with many now setting more ambitious energy efficiency and net zero targets, I'm confident we will sustain that position." The states and regions include Baden-Wurttemberg ...

Nikko AM, ARK Investment Management launch innovation fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... innovation strategy; "investing in the leaders, enablers and beneficiaries of innovations centred on robotics, automation, energy storage, genomic sequencing, and next generation internet technologies," Nikko AM said. ARK defines disruptive innovation ...

Climate Bond Initiative identifies nearly 400 green infrastructure projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... in Australia and New Zealand that align with international definitions of green include low carbon transport, renewable energy, sustainable water and waste management, and low carbon buildings. The infrastructure investment opportunities are explored ...

Institutional investor appetite for low carbon investment strengthens: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... significant barrier. This survey was conducted before the events of last week in Australia and the renewed challenges to clean energy investment we now face in Australia." "Failure to get the policy settings right could undermine investment appetite ...

Vanguard Australia licenses FTSE Russell index for ESG-related products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... Australia has licenses a new "values aligned" index from FTSE Russell the FTSE Developed ex Australia ex Non-Renewable Energy/Vice Products/Weapons Index. The index will form the basis for two Vanguard ESG-related products. It is the first FTSE Russell ...