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How much does it cost to "green" a portfolio

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... costs to transition a portfolio from "brown" to "green". The research investigates the cost of transitioning from the STOXX Europe 600 to three different portfolios: two that use climate benchmark indices, and one which is similar Developed Europe portfolio. ...

Preparing for mandatory climate reporting: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Editorial note: This is the sixth in a six-part series of articles brought to you by Energetics In 2024, Australian business will need to focus on the strength of their response to climate change, with government aiming to legislate mandatory climate ...

COP28: "Weak" Global Stocktake slammed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... set to wrap up on Tuesday, 12 December, with an agreement due to be in place. All 198 countries at the summit must agree. Europe is expected to walk from the deal after stating that elements of the text are "fully unacceptable". Saudia Arabia has reportedly ...

Agriculture funding takes the stage at COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate), backed by Australia and more than 600 government and non-government partners, has announced $17 billion in new funding for climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovations. The ...

GRI and EFRAG partner on Interoperability Index

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... organisation's partnership with EFRAG will ensure that the new EU standards and the GRI Standards "which many companies in Europe and beyond are using to report their impacts" are closely aligned. "Encompassing practical resources and training alongside ...

SDG Loan Fund raises $1.1b of investor capital

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... will support affordable energy, financial inclusion and sustainable agriculture in Latin America, Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe. The blended finance model means institutional investors will co-invest in a portfolio of loan participations that support ...

Sustainable AUM tops US$30 trn despite tighter labels

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... policymakers strengthen definitions of when a fund can be described as "sustainable" to address greenwashing risks. In Europe, the results find a long-term trend of the proportion of assets defined as "sustainable" dropping by approximately 5% per year. ...

RIAA creates co-CEO model to replace outgoing O'Connor

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... spent more than seven years at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, working as director of the Western and Southern Europe and the EU, EU Political and Strategy Brach, and also the director of the Latin America and Caribbean Section and director ...

BlackRock's Evergreen Infrastructure fund scores US$1bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... inflation-linked, fully contracted returns for investors. It invests in a portfolio of diversified core infrastructure businesses in Europe and North America. The first investment is in Lighthouse, a US solar storage platform with a portfolio across ...

Macquarie opens clean energy arm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
The world's biggest infrastructure asset manager, Macquarie Asset Management, has launched a $10 billion onshore renewable energy business to attract long-term investment capital. Aula Energy will develop and operate utility-scale wind, solar and ...