Investment

Rest backs $300m solar farm and battery project

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025  |  NEWS
Octopus Australia has announced the financial closing and the commencement of construction of its 80mw Fulham solar farm and 128 megawatt-hour (mwh) battery project, backed by key investors including Rest.

China issues inaugural sovereign green bonds

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025  |  NEWS
The Ministry of Finance of People's Republic of China (MOF) has launched US$824 million green bonds of three-year and five-year maturity on the London Stock Exchange's (LSE) international securities market, marking the first time that China has built ...

SSGA dominates ESG investing market: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025  |  NEWS
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) continues to dominate the ESG and ethical investment market, according to Rainmaker Information, with a nearly 40% holding.

Mormon Church's Alkira Farms acquires NSW assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025  |  NEWS
ASX-listed Duxton Farms sold its Kentucky property for $38 million to Alkira Farms, which is part of the agricultural investment management unit of the US-based Mormon Church.

ISS ESG introduces new Sustainability Bond Rating

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025  |  NEWS
ISS ESG launched a new Sustainability Bond Rating to give investors a sustainability impact and risk assessment at the issuance level of ESG or sustainability-linked bonds.

Schroders partners with Apple for clean energy strategy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025  |  NEWS
Schroders Capital received a $166 million anchor investment commitment from Apple to launch its second China clean energy strategy.

Warakirri terminates ethical global equities fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025  |  NEWS
Warakirri Asset Management is terminating its Ethical Global Equities Fund, citing several factors that contributed to the decision.

DWS fined $43m for greenwashing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025  |  NEWS
DWS will pay $43 million (US$27m) to settle a long-running greenwashing case brought by Frankfurt prosecutors.

Podcast: A year of progress

THE GREENER WAY  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025  |  NEWS
RIAA co-chief executive Estelle Parker discusses the surge in public awareness and demand for responsible investments in Australia, and the success of RIAA's Sustainable Classifications Initiative.

Shift away from responsible investing 'overstated': PRI

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Investors are continuing to engage on responsible investment issues such as climate related risks, governance, and human rights and social issues, new analysis from the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) show.