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FSI unlocks green finance for unlisted infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... increasing focus, even pre-COP26, that investors have changing views about fossil fuels and support for the energy transition." The cash advance facility allows GDIF to fund traditional investments, while the green tranche will activate exclusively to ...

Australian government "faffing about" on climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... never expected the UN Climate Summit to provide "directional guidance" in terms of future investment in the energy transition needed to reach net zero by 2050. "Australia came out of COP as a pariah, along with India," he said. "The US and China had ...

Fidelity International to invest $150bn in net zero strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... towards net zero in a timeframe not exceeding three years, Fidelity will look to divest. "We're launching an Energy Transition Engagement program, and starting with thermal coal," Tan said. "We have set up a specific targeted engagement program around ...

Rest outlines net zero scenario, impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... designation. Rest has also made an AU$80 million commitment to Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners' (CIP) Energy Transition Fund.

Aurecon creates new sustainability leadership role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... society." Aurecon is a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact and is a supporter of the Australian Industry Energy Transition Initiative to accelerate the impact of emissions reductions across hard-to-abate sectors.

CEFC, Future Super back green bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... market returns and sustainable outcomes are not mutually exclusive. "Australia is in the early stages of a clean energy transition and a shift to sustainable finance. Funds such as the Green and Sustainable Bond Fund can capitalise on both these trends ...

The importance of infrastructure in the transition to low carbon

URSULA TONKIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... example, through assets like electricity distribution grids, investors have the opportunity to participate in the energy transition, with stable and consistent growth in dividends, while avoiding the boom-and-bust cycles of green field renewables. This ...

Cultural factors influence ESG approaches: Morgan Stanley Investment Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... business context." When speaking with Australian investors about fossil fuels, there are questions about global energy transition versus divestment, Bottega noted. Morgan Stanley Investment Management Global Sustain Fund clients are typically aligned ...

Activist group files climate resolution to AGL AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... will align with achieving those targets. "AGL has cost shareholders dearly by failing to effectively manage the energy transition to date, seeing its share price plummet by more than 70% since its peak in 2017," said ACCR director of climate and finance ...

Charting a course to net zero: Neuberger Berman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
For super funds and other asset owners, setting a net zero decarbonisation target is just the first step in a complex process, according to Neuberger Berman. Neuberger Berman notes that given the physical impacts of climate change and the business risks ...