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New energy park to eliminate nearly 70k tonnes of CO2

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... in renewable projects. The Portland Energy Park will provide up to one gigawatt (GW) of firming capacity and become Australia's largest battery energy park once constructed over the next 36 months. The energy park will also enable the avoidance of 66,900 ...

Government hands down 2035 climate target

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
Australia aims to reduce its emissions by between 62% to 70% by 2035, committing close to $10 billion to help make it happen. Issuing its emissions reduction target yesterday, the government said it is an ambitious but achievable target if implemented ...

Investor ESG intentions at odds with reality

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
A survey by wealth app Sharesies revealed there is a distinct gap between what investors say is important to their investment portfolios versus their actual allocations. Some 42.8% of investors said sustainability and ESG is important but only 4% currently ...

Government to invest $1.1bn in low carbon liquid fuels

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... work in today's engines, is estimated by 2029. "This is a downpayment on developing an entirely new industry in Australia," said Treasurer Jim Chalmers. "It's another way we're helping Australians grasp the big benefits on offer in the transformation ...

Podcast: From engineering to climate policy

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
In this episode of The Greener Way, host Michelle Baltazar speaks with Frankie Muskovic, the newly appointed executive director of policy at the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). Muskovic shares her unique journey from an engineering background ...

Conscious IM to deliver affordable housing under HAFF

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... acquire 102 dwellings in Box Hill, Victoria. The properties are being delivered as affordable housing under the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) program. The acquisition has been financed by capital from CIM's managed funds with investors including ...

Macquarie AM wins sovereign wealth fund mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) will set up shop in Saudi Arabia after being tapped by sovereign wealth fund PIF for joint venture investments in infrastructure and energy transition sectors. The US$925 billion sovereign wealth fund signed a Memorandum ...

NCRA data shows monumental risks to financial sector

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
With global heating levels estimated to reach 2.7 ºC by 2100, the National Climate Risk Assessment (NCRA) findings revealed at 3ºC the consequences would be monumental. Overall economic output is estimated to plummet $135-423 billion by 2063. Agriculture ...

Gender diversity in corporate Australia stalling: CEW Census

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... the data reveals a "fundamental absence of accountability" that has allowed gender inequality to persist in corporate Australia. The census found that companies that have set gender targets are 2.7 times more likely to achieve balance in executive leadership ...

Rest revises sustainable option's investment criteria

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
Rest is updating the investment criteria for the property, infrastructure and alternatives asset classes within its Sustainable Growth option, from August 29. The $100 billion superannuation fund said since the option launched in 2021, the investment ...