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CEFC provides $54m to Genex for North Queensland large-scale solar farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... director. "The development of the Kidston Renewable Energy Hub is an important step in the transition of the Australian economy to a clean, low carbon economy." On completion, the 250MW pumped hydro storage project will support 1,500MWh of continuous ...

CEFC invests $150m in solar projects in regional NSW

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... Australia's shift to an affordable and reliable renewable energy future, we know that the energy sector and the whole economy face a range of challenges in ensuring it is an orderly transition," Frischknecht said. "Developing large-scale flexible capacity ...

Investment professionals identify key ESG themes for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... etc.," Morrow said. "But what we're also finding is that data theft and cybersecurity are issues that are pervasive and economy-wide. It's a function of the big data phenomenon, and sectors such as the insurance industry stands out as having big exposure ...

First State Super names Damian Graham as chief investment officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... retire into by investing in ways that are sustainable, generate jobs, foster innovation and contribute to a more productive economy." Graham will be responsible for the assets of First State Super and StatePlus, which First State Super purchased in May ...

Investors discuss investing in two degree world at RIAA conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... levels of emissions than other sectors, but the overall impact of solar panels is to reduce carbon emissions in the global economy, meaning that footprinting alone is not a complete picture of a portfolio's impacts. Investa has embedded sustainability ...

CEFC to invest $110m in Investa Office Management portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... said. "The CEFC recognises the importance of setting these targets to support Australia's transition to a clean energy economy, by accelerating the adoption of integrated energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies," Lonergan said. The sustainability ...

New Forests launches third Australia New Zealand forestry fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... increasingly important asset class as investors seek to decarbonise investment portfolios and play a part in the emerging bio-economy. High-quality timber plantations in the southern hemisphere and tropical regions will be central to the ability of the ...

Shell Scenarios on pathways to net-zero emissions

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... overall energy system." "And then my third point would be, it is about more than energy, it is actually about the wider economy. Because what really shakes the energy system is how we use energy, what we need, what's the demand, what is the consumpti ...

CEFC, Commonwealth Bank launch energy efficient finance program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... seek innovative ways to work with our business and corporate customers towards a sustainable, lower-carbon future and economy," said Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, Commonwealth Bank Group executive for institutional banking and markets.

Impax Asset Management analyses environmental impact of portfolio

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... efficiency markets. "The scenario that we are analysing is that a carbon price or carbon tax is implemented in the global economy, the cost of every producer of energy goes up, people use less energy as a result, so the highest cost producer will be ...