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Climate fund assets reach half a trillion dollars

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... climate funds grew by 4% in the past 18 months to US$31.7 billion despite the Inflation Reduction Act. This is attributed to high oil and gas prices, as well as falling valuations in renewable energy stocks. European investors favour climate transition ...

Uni partnership to turbocharge innovation in CO2 product manufacturing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... contributions. Technologies under development hope to reduce and reuse carbon emissions and transform those emissions to high value products such as acetic acid, stock feed, methanol and other chemicals. The research focuses on developing useful, cost-efficient ...

Rainmaker names ESG leader super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... earned by Australia's best super funds that are implementing environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles to a high level, while having a track record of strong investment performance. Australian Ethical, AustralianSuper, Aware Super, CareSuper ...

Australia's wealth gap deepens: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
The gap between those with the most and those with the least has blown out over the past two decades, with the average wealth of the highest 20% growing at four times the rate of the lowest, new research suggests. A new report by the Australian Council ...

Public-private partnership to tackle VIC housing crisis

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Victoria has proposed a public-private partnership approach to encourage investment and accelerate the construction of high-quality affordable homes in the hope that supply will bring down skyrocketing housing prices. A target of 800,000 homes over ...

US regulator adopts tighter rules for ESG fund names

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... plausibly fall into either category. Peirce also asked Wagner if a fund calling itself a "green car" fund could legally invest in high-efficiency gas-fired vehicles and not electric vehicles. Wagner answered yes, because that was a reasonable interpretation ...

Warakirri AM properties certified sustainable

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Warakirri Asset Management's more than 160,000 acres of properties have been certified under the Leading Harvest Australia Farmland Management Standard. The certification covers property operated by Warakirri under its various strategies including the ...

Australian businesses failing to achieve on sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Although Australian business leaders rank sustainability as being high in their organisational corporate structure, only 35% of businesses have achieved set sustainability targets over the past two years, according to Cognizant. The IT services and ...

NZ solar attracts $170 million international capital raise

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
New Zealand's green investment bank has led a $170 million capital raise for its Solar Finance programme, attracting First Sentier Investors and Natixis Investment Managers. Green Investment Finance (NZGIF)'s issuance has been certified by the Climate ...

Norway's oil fund updates climate demands

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... companies "should prioritise reducing own emissions but can use additional and verified credits as a supplement to signal high climate ambitions". The fund stated that carbon credits should not be counted towards science-based interim emission reduction ...