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Brookfield ups the ante on Origin by $1.2bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
The Brookfield-led consortium has increased its bid for Origin Energy by $1.2 billion, a move that has been knocked back by its largest investor AustralianSuper. Brookfield, in conjunction with consortium partners GIC, Temasek and MidOcean, an LNG company ...

ASX50 lags on disclosure of political spending: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... That hasn't been a shareholder focus here in Australia as much as in the USA." ACCR also homed in on disclosures at BHP, Origin, Rio Tinto, Santos and Woodside - all companies with which ACCR regularly engages - against the Global Standard for Responsible ...

ACCC approves Origin Energy bid on renewable grounds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) has greenlit Brookfield and MidOcean's proposed acquisition of Origin Energy. The ACCC partially based its authorisation on the public benefit of the proposed accelerated roll-out of renewable ...

Australian companies lagging on climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... in the world, with 14 being located in Australia - Adbri, AGL Energy, BHP, Bluescope Steel, Boral, Incitec Pivot, Orica, Origin Energy, Qantas Airways, Rio Tinto, Santos, South32, Woodside Energy, and Woolworths. Climate Action 100+ recently shifted ...

Brookfield buys UK Banks Renewables

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... to continue the great work that Banks Renewables has already achieved." Brookfield put in a $18.7 billion bid to acquire Origin Energy in March this year, as part of a consortium of investors including MidOcean Energy. In August Brookfield signed a MoU ...

Australia considers carbon tariff to level playing field

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... "Key issues for consideration would be the measurement of emissions embedded in traded goods, carbon costs in countries of origin, how to adapt to policy changes over time and nature of obligations on importers and exporters," Bowen said. "Australia ...

Engaging for real-world decarbonisation: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... the organisation, and Australian focus companies include Adbri, AGL, BHP, Bluescope Steel, Boral, Incitec Pivot, Orica, Origin Energy, Qantas, Rio Tinto, Santos, South32, Woodside and Woolworths. Earlier this year, Climate Action 100+ announced its plans ...

Pact Group sells stake in crate pooling business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Integrated plastic recycling, reuse and packaging manufacturing Pact Group will sell half of its crate pooling business for $160 million to create a strategic partnership to grow the wash and distribution business. Morrison & Co, a global infrastructure ...

Social license or social-washing - weighing the value of public statements on the Voice

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Many companies and investors have come out with public statements on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament, with some questioning the effectiveness - and appropriateness - of such statements. Corporates are evaluating whether ...

Brookfield signs MoU for renewables

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... panel technology and long duration battery storage technology. The equipment will supply utilities companies including Origin Energy, which Brookfield put in a $18.7 billion bid to acquire in March. As part of the acquisition, Brookfield along with its ...