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Bridging the ESG gap: strategies for institutional investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Institutional investors worldwide face a moment of truth for their commitment to improving ESG. Over 4000 investors and managers representing US$120 trillion in assets under management have now signed on to the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment ...

Investors consider greenwashing when setting net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... to see how this develops over the next little while." UniSuper manager, ESG Jodie Barns noted that as a $120 billion super fund, they are a universal owner and as such talk about active engagement and voting activities as part of their net zero strategy ...

Finance "misunderstanding" risk of nature loss

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Financiers do not assess and disclose deforestation and biodiversity loss in Australia and may not even be aware of the risk when funding Australia's primary industries. New research from EY commissioned by The Wilderness Society found that deforestation ...

Aussie farmers call for climate courage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... collaboration in addressing climate change. She called on the finance community to drive decarbonisation, invest in renewables, and fund cleaner farming practices so that Australia can protect its food security and economy. "There are so many opportunities ...

Engaging for real-world decarbonisation: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... their plans to decarbonise their companies, operations and products in line with the Paris Agreement. Nearly 50 Australian fund managers and asset owners belong to the organisation, and Australian focus companies include Adbri, AGL, BHP, Bluescope Steel ...

How investors manage risk in a new AI world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... guiding investors through the intricacies of AI risk exposure within their investment portfolios. The privately-owned boutique fund manager with over $11 billion in assets under management has taken an integrated approach to environmental, social, and ...

Blackstone closes record energy transition fund at $7.1bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Closed at a hard cap of $7.1 billion, Blackstone Green Private Credit Fund III is the largest private credit energy transition fund ever raised. The fund is managed by Blackstone Credit's Sustainable Resources Platform, which provides private credit ...

Ethical investments recover performance: Chant West

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... sophisticated and garnering increasing attention from investors. Apostle Funds Management's people and planet diversified fund generated a notable gross return of 10.6% compared to 9.0% from the SR50 Balanced Index for FY23. With $101.2 million assets ...

ARENA backs hydrogen electrolyser startup

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will allocate nearly $21 million to a hydrogen elctrolyser technology startup that was spun out of ARENA research. The Wollongong-based Hysata will develop and test a 5 MW unit at their new manufacturing ...

Active Super to face court over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
ASIC has filed a suit against Active Super over greenwashing claims, alleging, among other charges, that the super fund was invested in Russian assets after the invasion of Ukraine while purporting otherwise to members. The markets regulator has commenced ...