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CEFC backs agriculture investment platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023
... believe there is enormous untapped potential for new investment in a sustainable future for agriculture as part of a net zero economy. "By facilitating the flow of much-needed capital into the sector, our work with CDPQ supports the decarbonisation efforts ...

Decade-long Santos well leak prompts investor concern

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
... offshore oil and gas field Legendre has been leaking gas for a decade, throwing into doubt investor abilities to meet net zero plans. Methane gas - a greenhouse gas 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide - has been leaking from 26 locations off the ...

Greg Combet steps down as IFM Investors, ISA chair

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2023
... Investors and Industry Super Australia (ISA) chair Greg Combet has relinquished his role to head the government's new Net Zero Agency. Recognised for his expertise in government, investment, climate policy, and industrial relations, as well as a ...

ASIC chair calls out greenhushing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... summarised ASIC's recent crackdown on scrutiny. In the report, ASIC identified four main categories of greenwashing - "Net zero statements and targets without a reasonable basis or that are factually incorrect"; "terms like 'carbon neutral', 'clean' ...

Could the anti-woke movement come to Australia?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2023
... stark warning to Australian companies and government to ensure that workers are not left behind in a just transition to net zero - or risk the kind of political polarisation and populism that has given rise to the "anti-woke" movement in the US. The ...

Top ETF megatrends: Global X

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
Investors are poised to benefit from long-term investments in the minerals and technology needed to reach net zero, a global ETF provider has revealed. Global X ETFs Australia outlined the major exchange traded fund (ETF) investment megatrends - highlighting ...

What you need to know about the 2023-24 budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... ATO to do better in recovering this money. In transitioning to a green economy, Chalmers ramped up the government's net zero initiatives, introducing a slew of measures such as the New Energy Apprenticeship program and Clean Energy Capacity Study ...

Supercharging Australia's climate investment action

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... architecture for the trillions of dollars of investment capital managed in Australia. Starting with the creation of a national Net Zero Authority that will not only create standards for net-zero investment initiatives, but also will coordinate the development ...

Funding boosts ASIC greenwashing remit

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... for an Australian Sustainable Finance Strategy which will support the financial system to fund the transformation to net zero, and ensure Australian firms remain competitive in global capital markets," he said. Chalmers also seeded funding for the establishment ...

Private markets boost Macquarie AM results

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
... energy assets in development or construction and 14 GW of green energy assets in operation. "Strong progress on our 2040 Net Zero Commitment with ~85%3 of infrastructure and agriculture portfolio companies and ~400 real estate properties, in MAM Private ...