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Funding green buildings risks greenwashing accusations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... a decarbonised world economy, CEF director Tim Buckley said. The banks "must expand" their financing of energy infrastructure and value-added critical minerals, he added. "This goes hand-in-hand with the imperative to commit to enabling a science aligned ...

Preqin offers ESG benchmark for alternatives

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... private market asset classes (private equity, venture capital, real estate, private debt, natural resources and infrastructure), excluding hedge funds. The benchmark assesses more than 1000 ESG funds, as well as impact funds, climate funds, and compliance ...

Canberra's new plan a winner for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... especially when it comes to clean energy generation and storage, critical minerals, advanced manufacturing, and infrastructure. In order to meet their fiduciary duty to make returns for beneficiaries and avoid capital flight, Australia must compete globally ...

Three innovations to fix carbon market

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... market requires three innovations: Carbon projects that incentivise the protection and restoration of ecosystems, Infrastructure for a strict science-based nature repair market that complements the carbon market, and A new public fund to kick-start nature ...

Rest teams up with Fidelity to launch new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... supply chains and the continued expansion of e-commerce retail. Rest's impact investments include unlisted infrastructure-focused Palisade Impact Fund, specialist private equity firm ARCHIMED, agriculture-centered Cibus II Fund and an international ...

MLC Life hires from U Ethical

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... companies, key stakeholders, and industry peers. With a background in climate science, sustainability best practice and infrastructure planning, Lucchese worked for the EU Commission, the UK's Capital Markets Union and the UN Global Compact's ...

Directors welcome new climate reporting regime

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... reporting under its mandatory climate disclosure regime. The bill establishes a framework to protect financial market infrastructure during crises and includes new mandatory climate reporting requirements for major companies. The rules were supposed ...

Larry Fink letter urges pragmatism

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... believes that not only can energy security and decarbonisation not be achieved without greater flows into energy infrastructure - but also continued investment into traditional (oil and gas-based) energy firms. BlackRock has never supported divesting ...

Institutional investors shift gears amid "new market regime"

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... institutional investors, which manage US$18 trillion, was a strong appetite for exposure to energy innovations and infrastructure projects. Over half of global investors (55%) believe that they can significantly influence the energy transition through ...

Kiwi energy broker sparks interest across the pond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Zealand-based gas, power, and carbon markets brokerage firm Aotearoa Energy has attracted the attention of UK market infrastructure firm TP ICAP in a takeover deal. The buyout is for an undisclosed sum. TP ICAP said the acquisition is complementary to ...