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Investing during a disorderly transition: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... clean energy has been happening in a very messy way. There has been misalignment among policy, regulatory, investment and consumer signals with a range of negative consequences. These include putting at risk reliability and affordability of electricity ...

Treasury spruiks CEFC role in sustainable finance strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... with sustainable finance best practice." The CEFC was allocated $1 billion in the 2023-24 Budget to provide discounted consumer finance across the housing sector along with banks and other financial institutions. "The new Household Energy Upgrades Fund ...

Call for investment to spur ethical fashion education

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... consumers are aware of the power of their spending, cost of living pressures are hindering Australians from making ethical consumer choices. A new report from Baptist World Aid Australia and Be Slavery Free finds that while three in four Australians ...

ASIC considering wider lens for greenwashing focus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
ASIC is considering widening its greenwashing focus to include net zero statements, use of terms like "carbon neutral" and the scope and application of investment exclusions and screens. "Our enforcement actions in response to concerns of greenwashing ...

Impact investing as greenwashing antidote: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Building portfolios around metrics such as direct revenue with real world social and/or environmental impact may be a solution to greenwashing, according to T. Rowe Price. Recently, T. Rowe Price global impact equity strategy Hari Balkrishna was in ...

Igneo refinances green credit facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Igneo Infrastructure Partners has refinanced a $750 million revolving cash facility that includes a green tranche credit facility (GTCF). Igneo's Global Diversified Infrastructure Fund (GDIF) has refinanced the facility for a further two year period. ...

Fears grow around greenwashing litigation protections

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... efforts are made to eliminate attempts of wrongdoing," Motto said. It appears that ASIC and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) would be only parties able to bring an action under certain provisions of the Corporations Act, Brynn ...

Brookfield ups the ante on Origin by $1.2bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Brookfield and its institutional partners, and this will bring material public benefits to Australia." The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) greenlit the proposed transaction in October and partially based its authorisation on the ...

Role for finance after No vote

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Despite being voted down by the Australian public, the First Nations Voice to Parliament saw support from the private sector which viewed the federal advisory body as the next step for reconciliation. As the dust settles, experts say finance has an ...

Bowen paints mixed outlook for energy future

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Minister of Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen delivered a pessimistic outlook on containing global warming at 1.5C as Australia heads into a "long hot summer". However, Bowen maintains optimism on the state of Australia's renewable rollout amid ...