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Rest invests $1b in Quinbrook green data centres

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... knowledge and experience as a direct investor in renewable energy infrastructure to identify opportunities that provide greater scale to the portfolio, supporting our continued commitment to delivering strong long-term returns to members. "Quinbrook ...

$50 million backing for Conscious Investment Management fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... provider." CIMSHF2 follows the 2021 launch of CIM's first social housing fund, which invested in Australia's first large-scale, privately-funded social and affordable housing transaction - an approximately $130million investment alongside the Victorian ...

Capacity Investment Scheme expansion to jolt renewable energy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... capacity like big batteries (able to be turned on and off to meet demand). The remainder will be variable capacity, like large-scale solar and wind farms. This would be a doubling of the renewable energy in Australia's electricity grid and is equivalent ...

Only one sector set to meet emissions reduction targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... for the net zero transition, there is a pressing need for new financial instruments and asset classes to be deployed at scale. These include venture capital investment in infrastructure and enhanced cross-border finance for developing economies. The ...

Macquarie opens clean energy arm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... onshore renewable energy business to attract long-term investment capital. Aula Energy will develop and operate utility-scale wind, solar and integrated batteries across Australian and New Zealand. With an initial portfolio of 4 GW of projects in Australia ...

Preparing for COP28: nature and climate integration

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... expertise, strong reporting frameworks, increasing governmental support and the general private-sector momentum necessary to scale up." Reporting and disclosure frameworks The recently released TNFD framework is a catalyst for shifting capital flows ...

Call for investment to spur ethical fashion education

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... ethically but are constrained by cost-of-living barriers. Experts say more investment is needed in ethical businesses to help scale up production and bring down costs. Investment is also needed in upskilling awareness and education around ethical products ...

Warakirri launches Sustainability Broadacre Cropping Strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... investment director for agriculture at Warakirri told FS Sustainability. "We continue to see strong investor appetite for large scale agricultural investments and have tailored this strategy around the emerging positive impact requirements of institutional ...

Australian Ethical backs infrastructure debt funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... without specifying the precise figure or the split to each fund. The Energy Transition Fund is dedicated to financing grid scale battery projects in Australia. The fund will provide senior debt finance to 6-8 battery projects with a total capacity of ...

BlackRock backs world's largest direct air capture plant

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... the world's largest direct air carbon capture facility in Texas. "Occidental's technical expertise brings unprecedented scale to this cutting-edge decarbonization technology. STRATOS represents an incredible investment opportunity for BlackRock's clients ...