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ARENA to provide finance for pumped hydro facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... utilise two existing mining pits at the former gold mine as the upper and lower reservoirs for the PHES to minimise construction time and costs. ARENA said that during peak power demand periods, water will be released from the upper to the lower reservoir ...

Global digitalisation impacting environmental, social factors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... becoming more sensitive to near-term valuations, and are therefore focused on maintaining discipline in our portfolio construction." "We make the point that when you look at the tech sector, it's incredibly diverse," Chamberlayne said. "When we look ...

What's in a name: evaluating the goals behind net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... that mean for assets, for example, that are fairly light in terms of their emissions intensity or footprint from a construction perspective, but are extremely high emitters from a Scope 3 perspective?" Scope 1 emissions are greenhouse gas emissions that ...

Diversity, human rights, climate change lead agenda: ASI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... scenarios. "The results of that research have been fed into a database for investment analysts to apply to their portfolio construction and company engagement, she said. "It allows analysts to play around with various scenarios and impacts at a company ...

Investors seek renewable energy infrastructure: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... the use of batteries paired with renewable energy generation projects. There is also a need to distinguish between construction risk and development risk, with bfinance pointing out that renewables "differ significantly from other types of infrastructure ...

Real estate managers carry out decarbonisation strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... and Chicago has been verified as "net zero carbon," with new projects in New York City and Los Angeles to follow as construction begins. "Lendlease and Aware Super share a philosophy that the built environment has immense capacity, and an obligation ...

Investment consultant creates head of sustainability role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... into the DNA and the way you formulate portfolios. The head of sustainability will work with the head of portfolio construction and risk and CIO to develop a framework for integrating purpose into investment strategy and develop and manage a commercial ...

CEFC finances Tesla megapack battery project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... invested $160 million in a big battery project in Victoria. The CEFC senior debt facility will finance the design, construction and operation of Neoen's 300 MW Victorian Big Battery (VBB), which will be one of the largest energy storage facilities ...

Assessing climate risk in corporate bond portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... and pensions. "The first stage is to identify the readiness of a company for the carbon transition. Secondly, the construction phase is where we integrate this with our forward-looking investment process. The engagement part is the last stage, that allows ...

Majority of CFOs see ESG's importance to business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... - 54% of CFOs in financial services factor in ESG most or all of the time, compared with 43% of CFOs in property, construction and engineering, and 30% in energy and resources. The focus on nearer-term business issues and demands was a limitation to ...