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RBA sets 2030 net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... transition, may also impact inflation. "This is because energy prices have a sizeable direct impact on inflation, with retail electricity and gas prices accounting for around 3 per cent of the CPI basket" she said. "There are also indirect effects, as ...

Pact Group sells stake in crate pooling business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Integrated plastic recycling, reuse and packaging manufacturing Pact Group will sell half of its crate pooling business for $160 million to create a strategic partnership to grow the wash and distribution business. Morrison & Co, a global infrastructure ...

Finding opportunities in the energy transition: IML

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Another example Wood cited is investing in real estate trusts that are setting net zero targets, noting that Charter Hall Retail Trust has set a 2025 net zero target and are planning on installing solar on the roofs of commercial shopping centres. "The ...

Renewables need to ramp up significantly: CER

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
There are not enough registered renewable power producers on the market to meet demand for renewable energy certificates, according to the Clean Energy Regulator (CER). CER gave its update on the Renewable Energy Target (RET), a government scheme designed ...

Origin Energy acquires 5% stake in battery cleantech Allegro

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Origin Energy has acquired a 5% stake in ReNu Energy's battery cleantech investee company Allegro Energy for $4 million. The funding will support the cleantech's first Gigafactory as well as a staged development of a 60MWh pilot Redox Flow Battery (RFB) ...

ISPT names first chief sustainability officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... loans converted into sustainability linked loans (SLL). During 2021, it secured a $495 million SLL facility for the ISPT Retail Australia Property Trust (IRAPT) and $2.8 billion to convert the ISPT Core Fund's bank facilities to an SLL.

Just 5% of global emissions covered by corporate targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... impact. Aviation and shipping and industry sectors disclose the most, with a lack of transparency from agriculture, waste and retail and services. Aside from aviation and shipping, the number of disclosing companies in all sectors has increased since ...

Super funds consider future of PwC contracts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... 10.01% and Telstra Super's MySuper option in fifth place on 9.91% FS Sustainability contacted the largest industry and retail funds that currently hold contracts with PwC for audit and tax services to determine if they are reconsidering their contracts. ...

Hejaz invests in Islamic Bank Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... has bought a $10 million stake in Islamic Bank Australia, a move that will see Hejaz abandon its plan to obtain its own retail banking license. Hejaz, an Australian Islamic financial services provider, is funding the investment into Islamic Bank Australia ...

Podcast: ESG investment - the state of play

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
In this episode brought to you by CFS Thrive+, we'll be discussing what retail investors want when it comes to ESG and sustainable investment products and how financial advisers can help their clients decide where to put their hard-earned dollars. Joining ...