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Most inclusive Aussie orgs named

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Fossil-free super fund Future Group, member-owned Great Southern Bank QIC and non-bank lender Brighten Home Loans are among 82 Australian organisations deemed most committed to diversity and inclusion. In partnership with non-profit cultural centre ...

A portfolio approach for renewable investment: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... diverse portfolio that will capture more value in the market. This can be done by being able to dispatch when prices are high at the end of the afternoon via storage coupling or by selling more expensive fixed volume products and managing volumetric ...

Morgan Stanley makes second climate private equity deal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... selected for its sustainability credentials - it claims its meal contribute 50% less carbon than the average US meal, and its high growth - Huel reported over $175 million of revenue in the 2022 financial year, an increase of 41% on 2021. The business ...

VIC SEC is back with $1 billion renewable target

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Victoria's State Electricity Commission (SEC) has been reintroduced in a move that is hoped to crowd in investment into renewables in the state. Victorian premier Jacinta Allan launched a new Strategic Plan 2023-2035 for the SEC, setting out priorities ...

Brookfield ups the ante on Origin by $1.2bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
The Brookfield-led consortium has increased its bid for Origin Energy by $1.2 billion, a move that has been knocked back by its largest investor AustralianSuper. Brookfield, in conjunction with consortium partners GIC, Temasek and MidOcean, an LNG company ...

Climate change a risk to financial stability: RBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... have the ability to reset insurance premiums quickly to recoup climate-related losses, or they could withdraw coverage from high-risk regions. This would pass risk back to households, businesses and governments, or to the lenders in the case of loan ...

Nearly a quarter of Australian bank debt has nature-related risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... addition to 18 key social indicators. The indicators cover three measurement areas where stakeholders' expectations are high: ecosystems and biodiversity, governance and strategy, and social inclusion and community impact. The group worked with key ...

Investors prepare for urgent action on nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Growing awareness in finance regarding nature conservation and the opportunities related to natural capital is increasingly top of mind for investors. FS Sustainability recently hosted its inaugural event in Sydney supported by ISS ESG, where experts ...

Renewables set to dominate by 2040

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... a tripling of global renewable energy by 2030, and that's exactly what Australia should be doing too," Merzian said. "The high-profile UN climate talks are coming in just over a month, and the prime minister has a chance to set his legacy and set Australia ...

Connecting capital to nature the next challenge: ASFI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... She also pointed to the development of a robust biodiversity credits market, but said that the focus had to be on creating high value credits. "I don't think we can use the same set of approaches to carbon credits," she said. "We can't be looking ...