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Amazon launches climate VC fund

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... utilisation, manufacturing, circular economy, and food and agriculture. Amazon believes it is on the path to run 100% on renewable energy by 2025, five years ahead of schedule. It has announced 91 renewable energy products around the world, set to deliver ...

Rest pays out $1bn, calls for policy certainty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... infrastructure assets and holds long-term investments in the agricultural sector too, she said. In addition to airports, renewable energy and property, Doyle said: "We have $350 million invested in 99,000 hectares of rain-fed cropping farms in Victoria ...

COVID-19 recovery plans must heed climate science

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... might mean rethinking the subsidies offered to certain sectors of the economy, putting additional funding into renewable energy technology or re-shaping our grid." She said, to accelerate this transition, the government should establish a national climate ...

Boutique launches sustainable Aussie equities strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... GHG emissions and as a consequence is not in the portfolio, but we continue to monitor AGL's investment into renewable energy and its sustainable pathway." Martin Currie Australia chief investment officer Reece Birtles said: "Companies can be nudged ...

ESG investing to remain strong through pandemic

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... expectations, broad availability of sustainable investment products and increasingly competitive economics of renewable energy systems all help increase the odds of a sustainable recovery," Wilson-Otto said. Overall, while ESG and sustainable investments ...

Investment specialist joins sustainable fund manager

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... positioned to assist investors to meet these dual goals by providing opportunities to invest in high quality renewable energy and social infrastructure assets, including a growing portfolio of specialist disability accommodation assets, which is providing ...

UNSW to ditch fossil fuels

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... commitment to limit global warming to 1.5C. "UNSW has a proud history of being at the forefront of climate science and renewable energy and there is a clear expectation from our community that we forge a leadership role on climate change," Jacobs said. ...

Climate activism not translating to investing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... made difficult by the fact that many of the major players are old fossil fuel companies. CHOICE said while the renewable energy sector in Australia is growing, few companies have reached an "investable" scale. Max Cunningham, executive general manager ...

Pinnacle boutique eyes wholesale market

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... (PDIF). PDIF holds a portfolio of 20 assets based in Australia and New Zealand in sectors such as airports, ports, renewable energy and social infrastructure. It delivered total return of 12.7% per annum, over five years to December end. Of this, 8.9% ...

Carbon footpath important, not footprint: AXA

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... McDonald said. "We can, for example, find electric utilities that have shown a higher propensity to invest in renewable energy and storage solutions and divest from thermal coal. "In addition to E score, other data on company products and services, as ...