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BlackRock continues renewable infrastructure investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... a leading provider of rooftop solar and smart batteries across residential, commercial and community buildings in New Zealand. Since inception, the company has installed 8.500 solar systems on New Zealand homes. "Our investment will help drive [solarZero] ...

NZ Super Fund shifts $25 billion to low carbon indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... globally. Gilmore said the fund would be reporting on progress towards net zero annually under a framework for the New Zealand Crown Financial Institutions, as agreed with the Minister of Finance last year. The fund noted it will continue to obtain some ...

BlackRock in $1bn capital commitment to battery storage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... stations, Reid said. BlackRock focuses on climate-related infrastructure investments in key markets including Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea. "We are finding a very rich vein of investments in this region, and if you look at the ...

Does Canberra's agenda align with sustainable investment?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... strategically their economic responses to challenges, the most prominent being the Health and Wellbeing government of New Zealand," Petersen said. "Now we have this announcement by Chalmers that our own budgetary process wellbeing to include health and ...

Pact Group commits to reducing emissions 50% by 2030

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
Pact Group has set a target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions in Australia and New Zealand by 50% by 2030. The sustainable packaging, plastic recycling and reuse company's target covers its direct and indirect Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. "Our ...

New Zealand XRB releases final climate reporting paper

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
New Zealand's External Reporting Board (XRB) has released a final consultation paper on the mandatory Climate-related Disclosure standards that will come into force next year. The New Zealand government last year passed legislation that made climate-related ...

Westpac sets 2030 net zero commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... are in accordance with the International Energy Agency's Net Zero by 2050 scenario or where the Australian or New Zealand Government or regulator determines that supply from the asset is necessary for national energy security." Existing oil and gas ...

State of the Environment report a wake up call for business, investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... responsible for consideration and uptake of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) in Australia and New Zealand. The RIAA TNFD consultation group will bring together business, finance, public sector and civil society organisations ...

Strong demand for ESG products, but education needed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... from a client and adviser perspective saying, demonstrate for me the actual impact - that's the key." Separately, New Zealand-based fintech of fintech Capital Preferences has released research based on a survey of more than 300 Australian investors ...

Australian investors withdraw from ESG funds: Calastone

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... scarce as the global bear market shreds investor sentiment," said Teresa Walker, managing director of Australia and New Zealand at Calastone. "June was the first time we have seen investors withdraw capital from every equity category (except Australian) ...