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Podcast: Investing in low-carbon, energy-efficient green buildings with Davina Rooney

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... sustainable buildings. With buildings and building materials in hot demand, especially as the nation grapples with meeting its housing targets, momentum is growing on the sustainability side. To discuss, host Rose Mary Petrass, senior journalist at FS ...

Gender lens investing to receive $1.5bn injection

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... launch a sovereign gender bond. It said it plans to use the proceeds from the $82 million (€50m) transaction to support housing, elder care and parental leave programs. Iceland offers six-month parental leave, the most generous leave entitlement in ...

NZ investors to buoy positive impact funds, fears greenwashing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... growing number of mainstream New Zealand funds with investments in positive issues such as renewable energy or social housing, albeit from a low base," the report noted. Harbour Sustainable Impact Fund is one of the positive impact funds on offer for ...

AustralianSuper, HESTA acquire majority stake in housing developer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
AustralianSuper and HESTA have taken a majority stake in a new housing company that seeks to provide institutional investors stable, long-term returns through large-scale housing investments across Australia. The new company, backed by the industry ...

Climate philanthropists lend muscle to green metal

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... knock-on effects for many of the other areas outside climate change that philanthropy funds, such as disaster recovery, housing and health. However, Martin is worried that global giving towards climate change mitigation had reached $4.5 billion in 2021 ...

Super funds to solve the housing crisis?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... Delahunty said at the Australian Shareholders' Association Conference yesterday that addressing the supply side of the housing crisis requires an infusion of private capital. Delahunty explained that private capital can come from institutional investors ...

More funding necessary to fix housing crisis

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
There are some apprehensions over adequacy of $11.3 billion of new funding earmarked for housing in the 2024 Budget. The housing funding builds on investments the government recently promised over the next decade, including: $10 bn for the Housing Australia ...

Budget 2024: Additional $11.3bn promised for housing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
The Albanese government has made significant new housing investments in the Budget to help deliver a comprehensive Homes for Australia plan. "We're easing the cost of living - and we're building more homes for Australians. In the five years ...

J.P. Morgan vows $2.5 tn for sustainable development

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... towards development finance. Fund flows to community development programs reached over $500 million, focusing on affordable housing and SME support in underserved communities. J.P. Morgan aligned its oil and gas target with the International Energy Agency's ...

Australian housing crisis escalates as affordability worsens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024  |  NEWS
Rising interest rates and weak disposable income growth have caused housing affordability to drop to its lowest point in decades, according to Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) senior economists. The economists pointed out that Australian Bureau ...