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Regional renewable investments ramp up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... the private sector, which is expected to "largely fund the cost of renewable energy generation and transmission infrastructure in the Pilbara, to the tune of tens of billions of dollars over the coming decades". Prime minister Anthony Albanese commented ...

New code of practice to mitigate slavery risks in renewables

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... effectively manage modern slavery risks in renewable energy value-chains, both people and investments in renewable energy infrastructure may be at risk. We aim to produce a code of practice that offers protections and greater certainty to taxpayers ...

Pact Group sells stake in crate pooling business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... $160 million to create a strategic partnership to grow the wash and distribution business. Morrison & Co, a global infrastructure investment management specialist, has bought the crate business, which provides reusable plastic crate (RPC) pooling services ...

Blackstone closes record energy transition fund at $7.1bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... managed by Blackstone Credit's Sustainable Resources Platform, which provides private credit to the renewable energy, infrastructure, and energy transition marketplace. The platform invests across the spectrum in investment grade credit, non-investment ...

Woodside sells 10% of $16.5b Scarborough LNG to Japan investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Scarborough gas will be processed at the Pluto LNG facility which Woodside owns in a 51% partnership with Global Infrastructure Partners, where Pluto Train 2 is currently under construction. This comes as the offshore regulator National Offshore Petroleum ...

Renewables round up: BlackRock launches US$1.9b NZ renewables fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... University of Chicago, PPG, State Farm, and TransUnion have agreements to purchase power from the project. BAES Infrastructure is the majority owner of Swift Current Energy, with the other owners being IFM Net Zero Infrastructure Fund and Lookout Ridge ...

Morgan Stanley reaches 70% of $1tn sustainable finance goal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... solutions. Morgan Stanley's social sustainable finance themes are affordable housing, education and training, basic infrastructure, financial and economic inclusion, diversity equity and inclusion, and health and wellness.

La Trobe Uni issues $175m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... facilities and operations. The bond will also go towards funding and construction and improvement of "eco-conscious infrastructure, including green buildings, electric vehicle charging stations, and sustainable transportation initiatives." It will also ...

NGS tracking ahead on 2030 net zero pledge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... same approach. We've applied low carbon fixed income strategies. We are also divesting from high carbon intensity infrastructure in favour of carbon efficient infrastructure." Other work to improve portfolio carbon efficiency includes engagement with ...

Report sounds alarm on data centre climate risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... profile of those businesses." Noble pointed out that data centres themselves are increasingly appearing as part of infrastructure asset class allocation, particularly by super funds. "We're already seeing that in terms of actual investments by super ...