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Investors and business leaders call for end to 'weak' net zero pledge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
An open letter led by Fortescue and signed by the likes of Future Super, Ethinvest, and a former RBA Governor, calls on the federal government to phase out fossil fuels. The letter demands 'real zero' targets over 'net zero' targets, and clear and transparent ...

Carbon market responds to integrity concerns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
The carbon market industry has slammed media reports labelling carbon companies "cowboys, predators or parasites," calling the accusations "inflammatory and derogatory" and "unfair". A series of media reports published over the weekend published by ...

Google's DEI dump may tank ESG score

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Google's decision to walk back its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) hiring initiatives will likely tank Alphabet's ESG score, exclude it from indices and funds, and impact investor demand. With several US firms rolling back DEI, there is ...

Regulation drives ESG advice boom

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Consulting firms and artificial intelligence (AI) tools are experiencing growing demand from entities struggling to navigate new ESG rules, according to global technology research and advisory firm Information Services Group (ISG). A doubling down of ...

Renewable energy company secures $160m from Macquarie

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) is providing $160 million (€97m) to finance the expansion ambitions of Spanish renewable energy company Greenalia. Greenalia is the developer, owner, and operator of renewable energy assets in Spain, Portugal, and ...

Cbus divests renewable asset

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Cbus and CVC DIF - the infrastructure strategy of global private markets manager CVC - have agreed to the sale of 1 GW portfolio of Australian renewable energy assets to Potentia Energy for an unknown sum. The geographically and technologically diverse ...

Investors slam dumping of nature positive laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Labor's 'Nature Positive' plan has been shelved after pushback from West Australian Premier Roger Cook and the mining industry. Labor will now not try to negotiate the passage of the bill to create a new federal Environment Protection Agency (EPA). ...

Coalition plans to scrap climate reporting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Zenith's Dugald Higgins is adamant that ESG is here to stay - despite the Coalition's plans to scrap climate reporting requirements if elected. The negative political sentiment around ESG and climate reporting are not going to do away with ESG considerations ...

Young investors' appetite for ESG investing dwindles: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
While interest in screens relating to environmental and living wage issues remains strong, passion for ESG investing is waning - particularly among younger investors. Research from Cerulli Associates shows enthusiasm for ESG products has plateaued ...

Energy market not fit for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
The National Electricity Market (NEM) is not fit to attract the $122 billion required for the net zero transition, according to the Clean Energy Investor Group (CEIG). Market settings are outdated and built for the coal and gas era, says CEIG chief ...