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Salary inflation becoming S issue for ESG managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
... terms of opportunities, we are focused on companies that are able to pass on input cost inflation - be it salaries or electricity - to the end customers," Wood said. "Whether that's the strength of their contracts or inclusions of pass throughs. ...

APAC airports well positioned for recovery: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
... post-pandemic pockets of demand," it said. "We anticipate Asia Pacific power and renewables projects to see increasing electricity demand in 2023, although growth rates will be lower than in previous years." In comparison, Fitch Ratings believes that ...

Aware Super, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America back Xpansiv

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023
... Aware Super's investment which would further help establish the company as the global liquidity hub for carbon, water, electricity and fuels. "Investments from institutional investors such as Aware Super reflect the market's confidence in Xpansiv's growth ...

JPMorgan Asset Management launches sustainable ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022
... construction, or transportation; or developing technologies to reduce waste. JPSI invests in essential assets such as electricity networks; water networks and water treatments; wind, hydropower and solar; healthcare facilities and care homes; affordable ...

Igneo buys NZ energy distributor

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
Igneo Infrastructure Partners will acquire New Zealand electricity distributor Eastland Network. Eastland Network will be purchased from Eastland Group, a specialist in regional infrastructure, including ports, electricity networks and generation. Eastland ...

Experts weigh in on Brookfield bid for Origin

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2022
... funds and other shareholders could be in a position for a second time this year to approve a proposal to privatise an electricity provider, as Brookfield and MidOcean Energy bid to take over Origin Energy. Brookfield and MidOcean, an LNG company formed ...

Consultation opens on NHIF remit expansion

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
... directly finance social or affordable housing projects in addition to financing housing-enabling infrastructure, like electricity, gas and sewerage. A Treasury explanatory statement said: "This expanded remit will help address the housing and homelessness ...

ASIC takes first action over greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
... made by Tlou, a developer of power solutions for Botswana and Southern Africa. The announcements claimed that the electricity produced by Tlou would be carbon neutral; the company had environmental approval and the capability to generate certain quantities ...

Federal Budget is challenging: Economist

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... Richardson saying it is "very central" to the bad news for families and businesses. "Rising gas prices are pushing electricity prices and pushing inflation - which will keep interest rates higher for longer, which will slow the economy down, which will ...

BlackRock to develop super battery

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022
... Nick Carter said that the project will be the first in a wave of Gigawatt class BESS projects across the National Electricity Market (NEM) and will play a critical role in the energy transition by unlocking many GWs of new renewable capacity. "We are ...