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CEFC provides $120 million finance for Curtin University development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... as playing an increasing role in Australia's transition to lower emissions, given the size and diversity of the state economy and the appetite for innovation. " The new student accommodation at Exchange will target will target 5-Star Green Star Design ...

Responsible investment a fundamental practice in NZ: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... responsible investment community really stepped up and entered their role of what finance industry can do in the real economy. Finance can play a critical role on really important social issues, or issues of national interest. The market responded very ...

CEFC, Ironstone Capital create Warada Capital, specialist joint venture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... offshore participants. This is pivotal to our policy objective of supporting the orderly transition of the Australian economy to a decarbonised future." The CEFC has developed a $1.2 billion equity portfolio since it began investing, working alongside ...

Foresight Group hires Kim Nguyen to head Australian operations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... provide the guidance and innovative leadership that will create value for Foresight, its investors, and the Australian economy." Nguyen's career has spanned transactions, strategy and asset management across solar, wind, biogas, biomass, hydro and infrastructure ...

Global issuance of green bonds tops $100 billion to date in 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... annual green finance investment. " "The common definitions that the EU Taxonomy provide across broad sectors of the real economy, opens the door to brown-to-green transition of corporate assets and capex programs, and for banks and insurance companies ...

MSCI creates Climate Change Indexes tilted to low carbon transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... "help investors navigate and measure the investment opportunities and risks associated with the transition to a low carbon economy." The new MSCI Climate Change Indexes re-weight securities based on MSCI's Low Carbon transition score, which measures ...

Pengana WHEB Sustainable Investing Impact Report identifies positives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... with investing in companies that are "enabling and benefitting from the transition to a low carbon and more sustainable economy." George Latham, managing partner, WHEB The report describes the ways in which WHEB identifies "critical environmental and ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... 9.3 million tonnes over its lifetime, making a significant contribution to efforts to lower carbon emissions across our economy. We are pleased to see CEFC finance continuing to fill a significant finance gap for developers, with our capital supporting ...

Climate risk necessitates short and long term stress testing: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... "Essentially, we do focus in on the sustainability themed assets, with a big focus on sustainable infrastructure. "The New Climate Economy estimated that from 2015 to 2030, the global requirements for new infra is US$90 trillion. We have to see supply ...

QBE joins Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... of the giants in the Australian insurance industry. QBE understands the threat posed to our environment, wellbeing and economy by climate change and is adjusting its operations for a greater positive impact on climate change," said Andrew Petersen, CEO ...