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UniSuper defends APA stake amid member backlash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
The super fund has addressed concerns over its investments in listed energy infrastructure group APA following member backlash. More than 1000 UniSuper members have accused the fund of greenwashing for its plans to enable gas fracking in the Beetaloo ...

AXA IM battles poor data on road to net zero

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... sustainability reports, the fund manager reported it reduced the carbon intensity of its corporate portfolio by nearly double the target. The firm now plans to exit all coal investments in OECD countries by 2030, after already lowering exposure to 0.36% ...

Clean energy approvals increase

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... investment decision - more than the 1.6 GW in 2023. "New power station approved capacity under the Large-scale Renewable Energy Target is increasing," commented acting CER chair Mark Williamson. Large-scale generation certificate (LGC) holdings rose ...

Green finance lags as planet on high alert

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative (ASFI) reveals sluggish progress on sustainable finance, even as scientists warn the Earth has passed seven of nine thresholds critical to sustaining life. ASFI's fourth annual Progress Tracker shows negligible ...

Ultra rich bet on green energy for data

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) is expanding its local footprint in response to private wealth's hunger for clean energy and the global digital revolution. The asset management giant's Green Investments arm is now selling private market access ...

Industry lobbying weakens nature laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Concerns regarding potential delays in clean energy project approvals and the impact on sector investment by Nature Positive laws are the result of lobbying from mining groups, according to a finance think tank. Negotiations continue in Canberra over ...

Investors worth $42trn target state leaders at COP29

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... to go before 2030, when many countries are due to hit their climate goals, including Australia's emissions reduction target of 43%. But capital is lacking to fund climate solutions to enable the world to reach its targets, according to Rebecca Mikula-Wright ...

HESTA urges ASX300 to heed investor concerns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
In a letter sent to the top listed companies in its investment portfolio, the $87 billion super fund has set out its engagement priorities ahead of the upcoming AGM season. Key areas include climate change, nature loss, gender equality and fair working ...

Climate finance gets $100bn boost: ADB

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... unlock $100 billion in new funding capacity over the next decade. Now as part of its new corporate strategy, the ADB will target key issues: climate action, private sector development, regional cooperation and public goods, digital transformation, and ...

Study finds answer to land use battle

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... energy rollout. Large-scale solar is vital to meeting Australia's emissions reduction targets of 48% and renewable energy target of 82% by 2030, according to the department of climate change, energy, the environment and water's Capacity Investment Scheme. ...