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BlackRock in $1bn capital commitment to battery storage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... its energy transition from carbon emitting fossil fuels to intermittent renewable resources and we believe a successful shift to a more sustainable energy future is dependent on the use of large-scale battery storage," said Akaysha managing director ...

CEFC, ANZ provide discount finance for SMEs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... we want to give Australian businesses access to finance, services and advice to invest in equipment which will help them shift to low carbon business models and operations that put them on a path to net zero emissions." This investment takes the total ...

CEFC, Qantas Super back low carbon "enabler" fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... as large companies commit to increasingly ambitious emissions reduction targets," said CEFC CEO Ian Learmonth. "As this shift gains momentum, demand for products and services that enable companies to meet these targets will continue to increase and will ...

Heritage Bank hires first ESG and sustainability manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... responsible banking, we have a greater need to be sustainable," Masci said. "For the banking sector there has been a significant shift to grow and manage ESG risk, as well as identify and implement opportunities. "I have always believed that real change ...

Warning on climate risk if net zero targets not achieved

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
If current net zero commitments aren't sufficient to limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees, investors need re-assess physical, adaptation and transition risks and opportunities in their portfolios, according to abrdn. Jeremy Lawson, chief economist ...

Strong flow of new ESG funds brought to market: Equity Trustees

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
There is a strong issuance of funds with explicit ESG themes being brought to market by responsible entity provider Equity Trustees. Equity Trustees has said that of the 100 funds that they launched over the past 24 months, 34% were global equity funds ...

RIAA tapped to run TNFD consultation group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... disclosure framework for organisations to report and act on evolving nature-related risks, with the ultimate aim to support a shift in global financial flows away from nature-negative outcomes and toward nature-positive outcomes. The TNFD beta framework ...

Quinbrook "hopeful" over post-election renewable energy outlook

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... Quinbrook co-founder and managing partner David Scaysbrook. Scaysbrook says it was the "genuine intent to create a rapid shift in deployment of more green energy and renewables and also to start capturing the opportunities that lie in Australia's ...

Moving to cloud brings financial and sustainability dividend: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... a new head of IT or digital, or there's a push to change out legacy systems, he said. "The top reason why people want to shift to cloud is that they're looking for a direct cost save, and probably the second biggest driver is around customers - how they ...

CBA sees push to greater quantity, quality of climate risk reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... ASX200 report on Scope 1 and Scope 2, and ISSB explicitly requires Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions reporting. "It would be a shift towards aligning with ISSB standard, and that would increase demand on companies to report more detailed emissions data." ...