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BlackRock continues renewable infrastructure investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... BlackRock focuses on climate-related infrastructure investments in key markets including Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea. Last month, BlackRock Real Assets announced the acquisition of Akaysha Energy, one of Australia's leading ...

BlackRock in $1bn capital commitment to battery storage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... longer-term plans include "developing future energy storage projects in other Asia-Pacific markets, with a near-term focus on Japan and Taiwan," and added that Akaysha has plans to add adjacent renewable energy opportunities - including developing green ...

Nomura, Mitsui announce New Forest acquisition as fund reports on impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... its investment platform. In addition, New Forests will leverage Nomura's global distribution network particularly across Japan and more broadly in Asia. The $7.8 billion manager recently issued its 2021 sustainability report, which is organised to reflect ...

RIAA tapped to run TNFD consultation group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... countries that will convene official consultation groups are India, convened by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII); Japan, convened by TNFD Taskforce member MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings; Netherlands, convened by TNFD Taskforce Member Rabobank ...

New Forests Asia fund reaches $120 million first close

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... the first close include sovereign wealth, corporate, philanthropic and development finance capital from Australia, Europe, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore and the United States. TAFF2 aims to capitalise on the long-term investment opportunities in ...

Australian funds highlighted for climate action plans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... Investimentos, Mirae Asset Global Investments (South Korea), PensionDanmark (Denmark) and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management (Japan).

APAC investors taking decarbonisation action: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... in Australia, in New Zealand strong commitments towards decarbonisation, and you've seen some very significant moves in Japan in the last few years. "I do think that APAC overall is really making great progress here. Obviously, at a global level, a lot ...

Fragmented ESG regulation in APAC a challenge: State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... Pacific Konstantina Founta. Founta noted that there were US$88.3 billion in sustainable assets under management in Asia, Japan, and Australia and New Zealand combined as of June 2021, a 240% from Q2 2020. She also pointed to MSCI's 2021 Global Institutional ...

ESG "becoming integral" to investors: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... contrast to other APAC investors - China and Singapore cite reputation as the strongest driver of ESG integration, while in Japan, better long-term returns drive ESG integration, cited by 64%. Inconsistent data is a barrier to further ESG adoption, with ...

APAC data centre operator inks $2.1bn sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainability objectives." AirTrunk is a data centre specialist with operations in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. AirTrunk's existing corporate debt facilities were established in April 2020, and linking the $2.1 billion in existing ...