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Low Carbon Readiness Index measures motivation to reduce carbon

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... O'Brien and Professor Kashima validated the LCRI by asking participants to report on their possession of low carbon infrastructure and performance of low carbon routines around six behaviour types - solar, energy efficient appliances, efficient temperature ...

Vanessa Zimmerman launches Pillar Two human rights consultancy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... will continue to provide advisory services to Rio Tinto, Zimmerman noted, but has also worked with agriculture, infrastructure and mining companies. "The UN Guiding Principles give important guidance," Zimmerman said. "Governments have a legal duty to ...

Impact Investment Partners on Indigenous Infrastructure Investment Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
Impact Investment Partners has launched the Indigenous Infrastructure Investment Fund, a direct investment vehicle to fund infrastructure in Indigenous communities. Chris Croker, managing director, Impact Investment Partners The goal of the Indigenous ...

CEFC nears $1 billion mark in investment in Australia's wind sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... that are seeking new style off-take agreements with large corporates. "These developments have driven considerable infrastructure investment in regional areas, while creating long-term assets that capitalise on Australia's natural wind resources. Wind ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... sustainable stock exchanges, guidelines and frameworks coming through globally. "But if you look at private equity, infrastructure, more impact-style investing, those horizons align more strongly with long term investors, however the data question around ...

Climate risk necessitates short and long term stress testing: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... total loss of value of 6 65.7% to 2050. One thematic that provides a potentially positive scenario is sustainable infrastructure, which is expected to gain 3% per year to 2030 under the 2 degree scenario, and gain a positive cumulative impact of 67.1% ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets ambitious investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... work we're doing here with a lot of governmental departments. Foreign Affairs, Home Affairs, Environment, Housing, Infrastructure, Treasury, etc., etc., so we want to make sure that the work we're doing is implemented and fits within structures where ...

Institutional Shareholder Services purchases CAER

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... more than half of all managed funds in Australia." For CAER, part of the benefit will also be plugging into the infrastructure and back office capabilities that ISS provides as well as the research opportunities, Paterson said. "Our primary motivation ...

Calix identifies six sustainability challenges impacting clients

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... emissions, creating energy, making crop protection safer, feeding the growing human population, protecting ageing infrastructure and making better batteries as key challenges that also integrate into the company's business strategy. "I think it's the ...

Infrastructure Capital Group launches Australian Renewables Income Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
Infrastructure Capital Group (ICG) has raised more than $150 million for its Australian Renewables Income Fund (ARIF), including $100 million from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). Tom Laidlaw, ICG managing director The $100 million investment ...