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BNP Paribas shutters EARTH Trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... portfolios." The trust ran a global equity long/short strategy that held long positions in innovative companies within the energy, materials, agriculture, and industrials sectors that provide solutions to environmental challenges. It then also took short ...

First Sentier heeds the call of nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
First Sentier Investors gains an edge by vowing to publicly disclose on nature in 2025, joining a growing list of signatories to the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD). It joins investors representing US$15.9 trillion AUM - including ...

ASIC clarifies licensing rules for carbon market

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... includes a new type of carbon product called Safeguard Mechanism credit units (SMCs), which will be issued by the Clean Energy Regulator from January 2025 to incentivise emissions reduction. Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA), Carbon Market ...

Westpac, CEFC back climate tech fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... Virescent Ventures second climate technology investment fund (Fund II). Cornerstone investors are Westpac and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). The new fund aims to deploy $200 million into technologies including clean energy, electrification ...

Economic woes hit ESG trades

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... respectively consider ESG not important. However, Australian investors are confident in sectors like semiconductors, the energy sector, particularly renewables, and critical minerals - indicating a strategic choice to capitalise on the energy transition. ...

Titans promise 24/7 clean energy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... use carbon-free power every hour of every day and feed that power back to the grid. The Climate Group 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy Compact was launched at the 79th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 79), as well as at New York Climate Week. Iron Mountain ...

Green jobs: Impactable, Ortec, Goldman Sachs, Compliance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... two decades of experience in health, law, education, sport, and industry. She previously held leadership positions at the Energy and Resources Law Association (AMPLA), a science teachers' association, and a retail association. She will commence her role ...

Nanuk fund lists as currency hedged ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... benefit from or contribute to improving global environmental sustainability and resource efficiency. This includes clean energy, industrial efficiency, food and agricultural production, and waste management. The ETF was launched off the back of advisers ...

UniSuper defends APA stake amid member backlash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
The super fund has addressed concerns over its investments in listed energy infrastructure group APA following member backlash. More than 1000 UniSuper members have accused the fund of greenwashing for its plans to enable gas fracking in the Beetaloo ...

AXA IM battles poor data on road to net zero

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... corporate portfolio by 49% since 2019, beating its 2025 target of -25%. Internally, it reduced its operational footprint (energy, business travels, mobility fleet) by 33% in the same time frame, also passing its 2025 target of 25%. AXA IM also announced ...