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Woodside's US$2.35bn gamble raises doubts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The energy giant's US$2.35 billion ammonia buyout may placate many shareholders, but the high price paid has raised alarms given the yet-to-be-operational plant hinges on possibly impermanent carbon capture. Last week, Australian oil and gas company ...

Podcast: Can the market solve climate change? Climate finance with Blair Palese

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The US Inflation Reduction Act will crowd in more than $3 trillion US dollars of investment over the next decade. The Future Made in Australia Act has been billed as Australia's response to the US IRA - but are taxpayer dollars better spent elsewhere? ...

Quinbrook closes clean energy capital raise at $3bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Quinbrook, the specialist global infrastructure investment manager, has closed its largest-ever capital raise at $3 billion for the Net Zero Power Fund. The strategy focuses on large-scale solar, renewable fuels, power generators, and battery storage. ...

ACCR cuts ties with Rio Tinto

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... with ACCR in the future. The ACCR said it will re-engage only if Rio Tinto formally updates its advocacy position on the EPBC Act reforms and undertakes Federal climate engagement that better reflects its own commitment to enhancing climate policy in ...

UniSuper's environmental option returns -16%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
The fund's Global Environmental Opportunities (GEO) option returned a dismal -15.96% in FY24, but chief investment officer John Pearce says the growth themes remain intact, adding it's on a more solid footing than in FY21 when returns soared ...

Podcast: Moving business towards a low carbon economy with Jon Dee

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
This episode is all about the power of advocacy and moving business towards a low carbon economy. Influential public figure, philanthropist Jon Dee is the founder of a number of initiatives including Planet Ark, DoSomething, and National Recycling Week. ...

Aus funds hit by outflows, global gains for passive ESG

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Latest fund data show ESG funds were hit hard by outflows in the June quarter, but some strategies and fund managers are thriving. Australia and New Zealand sustainable funds suffered $1.2 billion in outflows (US$800 million) in the three months to ...

Olympics flame sparks $10bn pledge to sports equality

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
International development banks pledge $10 billion to promote the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in sports. This comes as the Paris Summer Olympics kick off, with the opening ceremony held on Friday. The inaugural Sport for ...

NGS names deputy CIO, expands ESG teams

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
NGS Super, the industry super fund with $15 billion in funds under management, has reshuffled its investment leadership and ESG team. Michael Mi has been promoted from head of portfolio construction and quantitative research to the newly created role ...

QIC taps resilience skills

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Queensland Investment Corporation's infrastructure arm has underlined the importance of building long-term resilience into its $34 billion portfolio by adding two new specialist roles. Julian Loh and Timothy Grech have joined QIC Infrastructure's ...