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Brookfield ups the ante on Origin by $1.2bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... against the revised takeover bid on the grounds that the bid in the scheme booklet was undervalued. AustralianSuper has a total shareholding of 13.67% in Origin, after increasing its stake by 1.02% in September. "AustralianSuper intends to vote its shares ...

Renewables set to dominate by 2040

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... sales and renewable energy, by 2040 solar and wind are predicted to dominate the global energy mix. Between 2021 to 2040, total energy investments are set to increase from US$1.5 to US$2-3.2 trillion, while investment levels as a proportion of GDP will ...

Investors lack clarity, rural solutions lack funding

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
A $300,000 grant program backed by Mike Cannon-Brookes will seek to pair socially responsible entities with rural communities that are on the frontlines of climate change. Developed by the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR), the grant ...

Investors call for multilateral financial architecture overhaul

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... a member-led initiative of 86 institutional investors with US$9.6 trillion in assets under management reported a fall in total absolute financed greenhouse gas emissions. In its third annual progress report, the UN-Convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance ...

Investment in climate tech plummets 40%: PwC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... and seasoned climate investors (who have invested in five or more deals in this category) taking up a smaller share of the total number. Meanwhile, for the first time, more deals are happening at the mid-stage than at the early stage. The professional ...

Record climate spending for low and middle-income economies

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Agreement. MDBs, owned and funded by multiple member countries and operating on a multilateral basis, delivered a combined total of roughly US$99.5 billion on climate finance for low, middle, and high-income countries in 2022. This marks the second year ...

New NZ gov scraps 2030 emissions goal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... according to government data. By comparison, Australia's energy mix was made up predominantly of fossil fuels at 68% of total electricity generation in 2022, including coal (47% - down from 83% in 2000), gas (19% - up from 18% in 2021) and oil (2%). ...

Danish pension fund completes US$520m divestment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Danish pension fund AkademikerPension has completed a fossil fuel divestment program to exit its portfolio of oil and gas stocks worth US$520 million with the sale of Italy's ENI. The fund, which oversees $20 billion in client assets, has undergone ...

Grim stats for company, investor net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... decarbonising and trade in the companies that are decarbonising to meet that net zero target," he said. "That ensures the total portfolio carbon exposure." Acadian also uses its Net Zero Credibility Assessment model and the resulting score as a tool ...

Legal changes put sexual harassment on par with workplace safety

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... "Using only LAG indicators can be counterintuitive to a strong speak up culture," Cairns said. "Initially, increasing the total reported numbers of complaints related to psychosocial safety will be necessary to ensure reporting channels are effective ...