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CEFC, Ironstone Capital create Warada Capital, specialist joint venture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... also invest in operating brownfield assets where there is a capacity to improve returns and sustainability through technology enhancements. "We see investment potential across early-stage solar and wind projects, energy storage, electricity network enhancements ...

MSCI creates Climate Change Indexes tilted to low carbon transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... carbon emissions and fossil fuel reserves, and its exposure to opportunities including alternative energy and clean-technology, MSCI said. They can be used as a standalone index or as an overlay to an overall ESG strategy. "The devastating impacts of ...

Sustainable Melbourne Fund receives new loan facility, new name

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... facilitating significant increases in energy efficiency and enable communities to adopt more affordable renewable energy technology." Bocskay pointed to recent announcements such as Wo olworths' placement of a $400 million green bond to finance the Woolworths ...

Rise of automation to drive emergence of "super jobs": Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... according to research from Deloitte. David Brown, Deloitte Human Capital lead partner The result of the rapid adoption of technology by business is the rise of so-called "super jobs", roles "that leverage the significant productivity and efficiency gains ...

Majority of Asia-Pacific investors expect to integrate ESG: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... Pacific region are aligning their ESG investment framework with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Data and technology costs remain barriers to ESG integration, but investors are optimistic, with over half predicting up to 75% of their funds ...

flexigroup issues $90.9 million Climate Bond certified green bond tranche

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... Markets Lead Richard Lovell. "Investor confidence in solar receivables has deepened as consumers have capitalised on technology gains and rapid price declines to install rooftop solar. We can expect to see a similar pattern with energy storage, as consumers ...

Constructing an impact portfolio as stand-alone strategy: Nuveen

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... those themes." There are more than 30 investments in the portfolio, including affordable housing, microfinance and technology that lowers the cost of remittance for migrant populations. "Our investments are driven by our desire to bring additionally ...

Climate change high on agenda for Oliver Yates parliamentary bid

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... decarbonise other parts of the economy rapidly if we start there," he said. "Continued, very rapid rollout of renewable technology will be critical, and to enable to that, we must fundamentally start the investment in transmission and storage right now. ...

Australia, EU Free Trade Agreement includes SDGs, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... it raises the whole issue to a much deeper level around not so much the marketing or the sale of these products and technology but the economic underpinning of what they trade and how they be traded as anything else," said Andrew Petersen, chief executive ...

Raiz Invest partners with UNSW on machine-learning technology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... app Raiz Invest is partnering with the University of New South Wales (UNSW) to use the university's machine-learning technology to optimise its Raiz Rewards offering. George Lucas, Instreet Managing Director Raiz Rewards is a loyalty reward programs ...