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Companies fall short on net zero commitments: ClimateWorks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021 | NEWS

Dexus and Fortescue have climate commitments that fully align with the goal of containing climate change to 1.5 degrees C, according to new analysis from ClimateWorks Australia. ClimateWorks has published Corporate action for 1.5 degrees: best practice ...

Australia among "least attractive" countries for green investment: report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021 | NEWS

Australia is one of the least attractive countries for green investment, according to an assessment of G20 countries by three major global investor groups. The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), the Asian Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC) ...

CEFC in $50m agri-platform investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021 | NEWS

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation has invested $50 million towards a sustainable farming platform aimed at using data-driven practices to make farms more productive and resilient to climate change. The CEFC made the allocation to the Transforming ...

Paradice Investment Management hires ESG analyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021 | NEWS

Paradice Investment Management has hired Maddy Dwyer as ESG analyst. Dwyer is based in Sydney and joins Paradice from Pendal Group, where she was responsible investments manager. Dwyer started her ESG career at Regnan in 2015 before moving to Pendal ...

Baring Private Equity Asia inks multi-billion dollar SLL

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021 | NEWS

Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) has established a sustainability linked loan (SLL) worth up to US$3.2, with initial commitments of approximately US$1.5 billion. The SLL facility is linked to sustainability performance targets that will reduce the ...

Climate change "a first-order risk": RBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021 | NEWS

Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Guy Debelle called climate change "a first-order risk for the financial system", with broad-ranging impacts on Australia. Debelle also warned while there has only been "isolated examples" of divestment from ...

ESG managed funds see surging inflows: Calastone

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021 | NEWS

Investors poured $1.6 billion into ESG managed funds, and had their largest-ever share of equity inflows during the third quarter, according to data from Calastone. Calastone's latest Fund Flow Index (FFI) measures trading flows for managed funds, and ...

Carbon offsets essential to net zero ambitions: Grattan Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021 | NEWS

Carbon offsets will be required to achieve net zero targets, and government should set clear policy around the use of offsets and that the offsets used have high integrity, according to the Grattan Institute. The Grattan Institute has published Towards ...

HESTA, Lendlease back First Nations initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2021 | NEWS

Businesses and investors including HESTA and Lendlease have launched an initiative that will focus on strengthening Australia's First People's heritage laws. The First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance, the Global Compact Network Australia (GCNA) ...

Conscious Investment Management invests in Victorian development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021 | NEWS

Impact investment manager Conscious Investment Management has partnered with a community housing associated and a Victorian state government agency to fund the acquisition of hundreds of social and affordable housing units in Melbourne. The investment ...

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AGL mulls sale of Tilt Renewables

JAMIE WILLIAMSON

AGL Energy has confirmed it is considering selling its 20% stake in the wind and solar energy generator.

Nuveen eyes green loans in local RE strategy

MATTHEW WAI

Following its first close in December, Nuveen's Australian commercial real estate debt strategy, which has a focus on responsible investing, has received $300 million from the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) on its second close.

Wollemi Capital buys renewables platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON

The climate-focused investment firm will pay $19 million for MPower Group's renewable energy and battery storage business after the latter faced challenges in securing funding.

Podcast: Measuring nature assets in portfolios

THE GREENER WAY

In this episode of The Greener Way, host Michelle Baltazar discusses the transition to nature-positive investment portfolios with Lucian Peppelenbos, climate and biodiversity strategist at Robeco.

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Hydrogen incentives and critical minerals sector support

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Mandatory sustainability reporting in Australia

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