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Aware Super plugs in to renewable energy platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... investments in the renewable energy sector with a partnership in a distributed renewable energy platform. Aware's direct investment in the Birdwood Distributed Energy Platform will see the fund partner to develop renewable and battery energy storage ...

Record climate spending for low and middle-income economies

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... in 2019) and global MDB climate finance by 62% (from US$61.6 billion in 2019). The data, coordinated by the European Investment Bank (EIB), was drawn from the African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Asian Infrastructure Investment ...

New NZ gov scraps 2030 emissions goal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... generators to sell their retail businesses and to small local distribution companies. In September, the country's green investment bank Green Investment Finance attracted First Sentier Investors and Natixis Investment Managers in a $170 million capital ...

Arup becomes approved verifier for Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... and I'm pleased that Arup can now play a bigger role across Asia Pacific to help accelerate this." Arup sustainable investment advisory lead Cameron Fairlie noted that green financing is "accelerating" in Australia due to investors and developers seeking ...

Student accommodation provider inks billion-dollar SLL

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
An owner/operator of purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) has converted a $1.4 billion loan into a sustainability-linked loan linked to a number of ESG targets. The deal will see Scape save up to 5 basis points against the finance, provided the ...

Bowen paints mixed outlook for energy future

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... played by Australia's superannuation sector in the global context. However, he stressed that despite the flow of investment, there's still a substantial pipeline of opportunities for renewable energy projects and "it's a big task". He argued ...

Podcast: The Call of Nature - Joanne Lee

THE GREENER WAY  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... capital and how investors are taking these massive topics on board. Joining us is First Sentier Investors responsible investment specialist Joanne Lee. Recently First Sentier Investors shared its internal biodiversity and nature guide, which outlines ...

Investors warned on human rights risk in Israel-Hamas conflict

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... situations of armed conflict. Armed conflict can bring with it adverse human rights impacts that lead to regulatory risk, investment risk and legal risk as well as reputational risk, all of which can negatively affect the value of a company, noted Estelle ...

Investors up the ante on company biodiversity risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Amazon, Johnson & Johnson, McDonald's, Pfiser, Rio Tinto, Unilever, and Walmart. The 160 investors - which include AXA Investment Managers, BNP Paribas Asset Management, Federated Hermes Limited, Aviva Investors, and Robeco - are supported by a secretariat ...

France "Say on Climate" law scrapped

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... specialist adviser Harriet Kater told FS Sustainability that Say on Climate was gaining momentum in the Australian investment community. "There is definitely investor support for a mandatory Say on Climate in Australia. A recent joint statement from ...