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Aussie farmers call for climate courage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... impacts which harm the country's ability to sustain food production, but climate change also presents opportunities for investment in sustainable agricultural solutions. Understanding humanity's impact on nature should be the jumping off point to ...

New code of practice to mitigate slavery risks in renewables

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
The NSW Anti-Slavery Commission and the Clean Energy Council (CEC) are developing a code of practice to help identify modern slavery risks in renewable energy supply chains. Reliance on materials and components associated with forced labour and other ...

Data centre operator refinances multi-billion-dollar sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
APAC and Japan data centre specialist AirTrunk has more than doubled the financing of an existing sustianbility linked loan, going from $2.1 billion to $4.6 billion. The transaction will refinance existing debt facilities and support the company's "rapid ...

Climate minister identifies climate adaptation as key priority

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... adaptation and resilience measures will build long-term economic stability, but there are barriers preventing private investment, particularly in high-risk regions. Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy Jenny McAllister identified adaptation ...

Engaging for real-world decarbonisation: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... to go to department businesses and say, this is actually what investors want to know." For HESTA senior responsible investment associate Saksham Malhotra, the benchmark can help the fund answer the question of how portfolio companies are working to achieve ...

Podcast: Preserving wilderness - Fiachra Kearney

THE GREENER WAY  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... with the land's Traditional Owners and broader community members, supported by a blend of philanthropy and private investment.

Pact Group sells stake in crate pooling business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... to create a strategic partnership to grow the wash and distribution business. Morrison & Co, a global infrastructure investment management specialist, has bought the crate business, which provides reusable plastic crate (RPC) pooling services to producers ...

$12tn Asian engagement program advocates climate-linked pay

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... utilities investors are actively engaging with companies to align executive remuneration with climate progress in their investment portfolios. Despite the welcome progress on climate, investors are calling for more accelerated climate action and more ...

How investors manage risk in a new AI world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Abbott, considers this groundwork pivotal in guiding investors through the intricacies of AI risk exposure within their investment portfolios. The privately-owned boutique fund manager with over $11 billion in assets under management has taken an integrated ...

Blackstone closes record energy transition fund at $7.1bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... the renewable energy, infrastructure, and energy transition marketplace. The platform invests across the spectrum in investment grade credit, non-investment grade credit, preferred and convertible securities. In 2022, Blackstone announced a goal of $100 ...