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Climate action both risk and opportunity to Australia: Intergenerational Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... estimates we are facing lost economic output to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars. These estimates don't even include health and mortality yet, which we know are among the biggest of climate-related costs." The report also noted that there ...

How investors manage risk in a new AI world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
In an era marked by the rapid ascent of generative artificial intelligence (AI), investors can potentially reap the rewards from a plethora of efficiency-maximising opportunities to automate core business processes in the companies they invest in. But ...

Renewables round up: BlackRock launches US$1.9b NZ renewables fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... including Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Midway International Airport. Additionally, Cook County Illinois, CVS Health, Loyola University of Chicago, PPG, State Farm, and TransUnion have agreements to purchase power from the project. BAES Infrastructure ...

Sustainable finance heavyweight to chair National Reconstruction Fund board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Sustainable finance expert and cofounder of Pollination Group Martijn Wilder will be the inaugural chair of the $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) board. The NRF will invest in manufacturing projects cross seven priority investment areas ...

Morgan Stanley reaches 70% of $1tn sustainable finance goal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... housing, education and training, basic infrastructure, financial and economic inclusion, diversity equity and inclusion, and health and wellness.

UniSuper invests with NorthStar Impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... those issues based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals, with core focus areas including affordable housing, education, health care, land and resource management, and renewable energy generation and storage. The NorthStar Impact portfolio will sit ...

Chinese listed companies that invest in ESG show higher quality financial reporting: Study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... is a lack of focus on reporting on sustainability. "Social determinants include working conditions, labour, conflicts, health and safety, employee relations, and diversity," Wu said. "Examples of environmental impacts include climate change, waste and ...

New Forests adds California forestry assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... Over time, New Forests expects to "adjust the harvest activities across this asset to improve forest cover, enhance forest health and resiliency, and improve wildlife habitat," and will also look at environmental opportunities such as "conservation easements ...

Rest bolsters impact portfolio with private equity investment

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... invests exclusively in the healthcare industries, with a focus on enhancing sustainable development and improving global health and economic conditions. However, the private equity firm avoids "higher-risk" areas of healthcare, like drug development. ...

Aussie businesses building climate resilience: FM Global

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... The index provides data around key material issues - climate change is one, global economy and factors like productivity, health expenditure per capita, energy intensity and urbanization rates, and geopolitical tensions and political risk being another. ...