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Net zero more important than energy costs: Economists

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
Achieving net zero emissions by 2050 is the most important goal of Australia's energy transformation for economists, preferably via a carbon price. That's according to The Economic Society of Australia, which surveyed the top 40 economists, found most ...

Activist investor hires distribution lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... targets include Southern Cross Media Group, Magellan Financial Group, COG Financial Services and oil and gas explorer Karoon Energy - all now facing pressure from the vocal shareholder. Sandon oversees about $220 million in assets.

Australia has green fuel potential: Superpower Institute

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... Institute. The institute's chair Rod Sims spoke of the urgency for Australia to make a move in becoming a supplier of green energy intensive exports as other countries are already afoot. "There is much talk of wanting consumers to demand more green products ...

Australia progresses climate transition disclosures, planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
Australia is showing progress with disclosing and adopting its clean energy transition initiatives as investors' demand for credible emissions reduction strategies grows, a study from MSCI shows. Among listed Australian companies analysed in the APAC ...

Green moves: JPMorgan, T. Rowe Price

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... company that aims to scale and sustain the region's digital future. Bartrop has spent many years working in the renewable energy sector. As chief revenue officer at SOURCE Global, he oversaw innovative solutions for clean water access, leveraging ...

Australia's sustainable finance taxonomy launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... supply, transport, and construction and building. Other major financial institutions such as the Rabobank, NAB, ANZ, Clean Energy Finance Corporation and Commonwealth Bank (CBA) will pilot the taxonomy that will run for several months. ASFI chief executive ...

Instos eye climate tech startups

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
Responsible investor Australian Ethical and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) have each committed $15 million into the first close of the new fund curated by Climate Tech Partners (CTP). CTP is a local climate venture platform deploying capital ...

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... attributed to strong corporate demand, regulatory tailwinds, and maturing technologies in areas such as carbon sequestration, energy storage and climate adaptation, the research found. Health investment remained steady in 2024, with biotech attracting ...

Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle. The proposal, which values the energy giant at a 28% premium over its June 13 closing share price of $6.96, marks the consortium's third bid this year. The latest ...

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... economic growth. This is perhaps of even greater importance in times of economic hardship, when high inflation, especially in energy and food costs, has caused a cost-of-living crisis. This is all the more relevant in countries such as the UK, where ...