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CEFC reports investing $500 million in last year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... AU$500 million in the past 12 months and catalysed a further AU$2.2 billion in other investment in clean technology infrastructure and energy efficiency projects in Australia, CEFC has announced. Oliver Yates, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) ...

New Climate Economy report tackles decarbonisation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... clean energy Raise energy efficiency standards to the global best Implement effective carbon pricing Ensure new infrastructure is climate-smart Galvanise low-carbon innovation Drive low-carbon growth through business and investor action Raise ambition ...

Citywide make two board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
Citywide, an open space, infrastructure and environmental services firm, has appointed Peter Lamell and Paul Hardy to its board. Lamell and Hardy will replace outgoing director Peter Lowe, who will step down at the Citywide AGM later this year, and ...

Decarbonising economy requires sophisticated investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... combination of obviously reducing exposures, eliminating exposure, ramping up investment to roll out the wind/solar infrastructure, and work on energy efficiency - that's the most effective thing we can do, obviously. That second piece goes beyond jut ...

CEFC invests $125 million in energy efficiency property trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... areas outside of central business districts, guided by government decentralisation, supply constraints in CBD, infrastructure development and urban regeneration, said Adam Geha, EG CEO. "The CEFC's cornerstone investment will help us accelerate these ...

CEFC, NAB launch $120m green finance fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... designed to finance businesses' moves to higher fuel efficiency vehicles, hybrid and electric vehicles and related infrastructure. Australia spends "more than [AU]$120 billion a year on energy - that's a 67% increase over 10 years," noted Oliver Yates ...

Climate change impacts on investments "inevitable": Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... climate change scenario. Mercer notes that a 2C scenario could see return benefits for emerging market equities, infrastructure, real estate, timber and agriculture. Under a 4C scenario, there could be negatively impacts on emerging market equities ...

ANZ to partner with AWA in SE Asia program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... that AWA has partnered with a banking institution in the South East Asian region, McKeown added. ANZ does finance infrastructure and other water projects, but water crosses asset and commodity sectors in ways that other assets do not, noted Christina ...

IGCC, peers launch Investor Platform for Climate Actions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... toward a low emission, highly resilient world. Over the next 15 years some $90 trillion are likely to be invested in infrastructure world-wide. Investments that are de-risked and green will be crucial for ensuring we do not lock in a high emission future ...

CFSGAM reports on transparency, stewardship of assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... closer you are to the asset the easier and more immediate the need is to integrate ESG," Berrutti said. "For direct infrastructure, the management team sit on the boards of the assets and so receive commercially sensitive ESG information, they can also ...