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CEFC invests $100m into affordable housing strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... emissions reduction measures in their rental properties." "This new strategy is an important step in an equitable energy transition, taking an integrated approach to leverage global best practice and drive clean energy outcomes to provide benefits to ...

Critical minerals get major boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... drones. "Rare earth minerals are strategically important resources that are crucial to modern economies and the global transition to net zero," NRFC chair Martijn Wilder said. The $2.6 billion project - Australia's first ore-to-oxide rare earths processing ...

Apollo scoops up Argo Infrastructure Partners

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... $9.7 billion (US$6bn) in assets will be added to Apollo's platform, while more than 20 Argo employees will also transition to Apollo. Argo was founded in 2013 by Jason Zibarras. In 2019, Argo hired Melannie Pyzik as managing director and head of ...

Major climate group suspends operations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... inauguration next week. NZAM, established in 2020 to address the financial risks of climate change and promote a net zero transition, has removed its requirement for members to commit to net zero by 2050 in line with 1.5°C. "Recent developments in the ...

Subscription EVs attract HESTA, IFM interest

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... be investing in a company like Splend, which fits well with our focus on tech-enabled service companies and energy transition objectives. Splend's fleet of electric vehicles in Australia and the UK are already reducing carbon emissions by over 19,000tCO2e ...

New tool tackles climate risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... company-specific risk data to produce benchmark comparisons, reinsurance attachment points and peer group analysis - including transition pricing factors. Asset managers are using the tool "to help align their investment exposure to climate related risks ...

Biodiversity loss, climate front of mind for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... people and the planet, and tropical forests are particularly under threat. Deforestation exposes investors to physical, transition, and systemic risks, and there are multiple layers of potential exposure in an investment portfolio. "Although challenges ...

GFANZ pivots amid climate alliance shake-up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... announced a move towards addressing barriers to mobilising capital to emerging markets in support of the low-carbon transition, and abandoned its requirement for members to target net zero. GFANZ "going forward will allow any financial institution working ...

Rest-backed climate fund buys first assets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... with Rest as a cornerstone investor. LOGICs, Fidelity's second climate impact fund, invests in accelerated energy transition in the real estate logistics sector. Fidelity successfully raised €200 million at first close for the fund in April 2024. ...

Green Moves: S&P, SBTi, Macquarie, Anti-Slavery Commissioner

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... leading an expanded division. Global Sustainable1 and S&P Global Commodity Insights are merging to create an energy transition and sustainability business. With a background in fund management Smart is a regular speaker and commentator at Davos, a member ...