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Green bank returns $5.4bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... Ian Learmonth said. And in the coming year, it plans to invest in "projects and technologies that will take us towards net zero," Learmonth said. Last month, Canberra pledged $2 billion to the green bank, taking its total investment to $32.5 billion ...

Auditors tighten fist on greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... support a ban, as do the major industry associations. Specialist fund manager Impax Asset Management, which invests in the net zero transition with US$46.7 billion in assets under management, said there are "no safeguards that would adequately preserve ...

Podcast: Net zero infrastructure, data centres and renewable integration with David Scaysbrook

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
With energy efficiency highlighted as a global priority at COP29, asset managers are faced with a big task: to align their strategies to meet new international standards. Joining us today is David Scaysbrook, co-founder and managing partner of Quinbrook ...

More climate exits as Trump takes charge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Northern Trust and two other asset managers have left Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) as four banks exit the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA). Northern Trust is the latest to depart both CA100+ and Net Zero Asset Managers initiative (NZAM); MFS Investment ...

Critical minerals get major boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... earth minerals are strategically important resources that are crucial to modern economies and the global transition to net zero," NRFC chair Martijn Wilder said. The $2.6 billion project - Australia's first ore-to-oxide rare earths processing operation ...

Major climate group suspends operations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... has bowed to US political pressure and hit pause after the exit of the world's largest asset manager, BlackRock. Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM), which has over 300 members, announced it would suspend operations to review its model ahead of US President-elect ...

New tool tackles climate risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... labels for investment products. "RIAA's Certification Program has seen an increase in the use of terms like 'net zero,' 'Paris-aligned,' 'low carbon,' and 'green energy' to describe investment products," RIAA co-chief ...

GFANZ pivots amid climate alliance shake-up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... institutions - with one firm saying it will focus on a different group which will no longer require members to adopt net zero targets. Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) just lost Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America following the exit of Wells ...

Rest-backed climate fund buys first assets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... fund invests solely across Western European markets, following a brown-to-green approach of asset refurbishment towards net zero carbon in operations. "We are excited by the strong pipeline of attractively priced assets in the market at the moment, with ...

Most popular podcast episodes of 2024

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... an ethos rooted in ethical investment with a focus on clean energy and social impact projects. Listen here. 5. Driving net zero in infrastructure with Niall Mills of Igneo While infrastructure as an asset class is heavily exposed to the risks of climate ...