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Australia among the leaders in lowering carbon emissions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... fossil fuel emissions compared to last year, despite the bigger push into renewable energy over the same period. CSIRO's Dr Pep Canadell, executive director of the Global Carbon Budget, said there has been a 0.8% increase in global carbon emissions ...

Indices move beyond carbon tunnel vision

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
A global asset manager with A$315 billion in ESG-integrated AUM has launched three new climate indices with a nuanced approach. Robeco has developed the new indices with three levels of progressive action on climate: Low-Carbon Climate Leaders Tilt ...

PEP rides ESG tailwinds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... ditch. PEP's latest investment fund is not advertised as ESG, but has an underlying ESG strategy. Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) says it is the first diversified global private equity portfolio to be made available to wholesale and institutional investors ...

Robeco expands transition strategy with new funds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
The international asset manager is following through on its commitment towards sustainability integration and transition finance. Robeco has launched two new funds to advance the sustainable transition, focused on emerging economies in Asia. US$125 ...

Retail CSOs do a shuffle

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Woolworths' chief sustainability officer (CSO) has taken a job with an Amsterdam-based supermarket and will be replaced by an Arnott's executive. Arnott's Simon Lowden was chief transformation officer at the biscuit brand, following a move ...

COP28: Countries tackle coal as President claims "no science" behind phase-out

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
During the first week of the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, Australia and other countries outlined new commitments to reduce emissions including methane, non-CO2 gasses and coal. Several countries and major corporations expressed interest in using carbon ...

CEFC invests $80m in Pacific Equity Partners fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... decarbonisation across Australian mid-market infrastructure. The CEFC has invested in the $1.4 billion Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) Secure Assets Fund II (SAF II), which will target value-add mid-market infrastructure and infrastructure-like businesses ...

CEFC invests $75m in Queensland recycling facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is committing almost three quarters of its Australian Recycling Investment Fund to develop a flagship construction and demolition (C&D) recycling facility in Queensland. The $75 million CEFC investment is ...

Global investors set net zero target, implementation lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Nearly half of the world's largest institutional investors have made commitments to net zero by 2050, and are now turning to the tougher task of implementing on those commitments, according to Robeco. Robeco has released its annual Climate Survey, a ...

HESTA, ISPT invests in medical office development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
HESTA and ISPT have invested $140 million to develop a medical office building in Melbourne, their first direct property acquisition in the healthcare and life sciences sector. ISPT and HESTA as mandate partner will co-develop an on-hospital-campus ...