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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 ...

The conundrum of ESG in emerging markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... performance and strong financial performance. It is thus possible to combine both approaches - an active manager portfolio construction strategy that integrates ESG considerations - to achieve risk adjusted returns for clients. This investment belief ...

ESG funds show strong risk-adjusted returns: Rainmaker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... ESG filters. Growth stocks, on the other hand, are dominated by tech stocks that are acceptable to ESG portfolio construction principles." Further, Rainmaker's research shows that the superannuation funds whose home funds were ESG signatories heavily ...

MUFG Bank structures $333 million green financing deal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... Initiative's Low Carbon Transport Criteria. The project incorporated sustainability principles during design and construction and is now running on 100% renewable electricity and utilising environmentally friendly measures across its operation. The ...

CSC partners with Osmosis IM on sustainable strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... Osmosis uses its in-house research process to standardise unstructured corporate environmental data, enabling the construction of a sustainable investment factor which the firm identifies as being uncorrelated to other common factors. When applied to ...