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Clean Energy Finance Corporation turns 10

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... underscore the critical need to strengthen our electricity transmission network so it is fit-for-purpose in bringing large-scale renewable energy and energy storage to consumers." The CEFC was legislated into being in 2012, as part of the then-Julia ...

BlackRock in $1bn capital commitment to battery storage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... of climate infrastructure Charlie Reid. "In Australia, we have an EV charging asset, but we've been missing a large scale battery storage developer in this region. This is a key piece of the puzzle." Akaysha was established in 2021, and BlackRock ...

COP27 preview: loss and damage, action on commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... businesses, as well as financial institutions and engaging with policymakers helps Australian companies understand the pace and scale of the decarbonization transition that is occurring in real time," he said. The United Nations Framework Convention ...

Perennial awarded $100m Mercer mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... nature into the Perennial Better Future Strategy, and also the strength and the impact sustainable investing has on a global scale," Cottier added. The Perennial Better Future Trust now manages around $220 million. "It is a key goal of the Trust to demonstrate ...

Australian Ethical, Christian Super confirm merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... purpose-driven investing. While more details will come in time, Australian Ethical said the merger will provide additional scale and accelerate its ability to implement fee reductions. In February, Australian Ethical CFO Mark Simons told FS Sustainability ...

Apply a holistic ESG lens to emerging markets: PGIM Fixed Income

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... dropped over 85%, wind about 50%, and battery storage a similar amount due to new technologies and building economies of scale. "Now on the other hand, the cost of raw materials are starting to rise because there is so much being built that there was ...

Gap in financing solutions for refugees: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... support refugees' "holistic needs" that lead to economic integration and self-reliance, while also taking into account the scale of climate change's impacts on refugees. "It is in this context that the private sector has stepped up to support refugees ...

Kilter Rural discloses state of natural capital in $68m agri fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... a manifestation of delivering a higher return." The fund utilises emerging technology to achieve carbon sequestration at scale in the production of sustainable food. The Fund also implements the TCFD to assess and respond to climate change related risks ...

Brookfield raises US$15 billion for global transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... deployed or allocated from the fund to date, spanning a range of decarbonisation technologies with investments at significant scale, including the acquisition of U.S. and German solar power and battery developers, with a combined renewable power development ...

Victorian government announces $10m biodiversity fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... creating buffers zones and corridors to allow species more space to move and adapt to climate change. Additionally, six large-scale conservation projects to reduce the impact of pests, predators and invasive weeds at key locations across Victoria have ...