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IFM, Trafigura launch renewable investment company

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... for this ambitious and timely endeavour," Trafigura chief executive and executive chair Jeremy Weir said. "The energy transition is driving the need, but also provides the opportunity to make strategic, long-term investments in renewable energy. "The ...

Former energy minister nabs role at investment group

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... investment plays a central role in delivering the significant capital needed to achieve Australia's clean energy transition at the lowest cost to consumers and taxpayers," he said. "Now is the time for investors to have a unified and permanent voice ...

AustralianSuper partners with greenhouse gas giants

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
Australia's largest superannuation fund has partnered with the country's major greenhouse gas emitters in a new initiative which will see them work towards a decarbonised future. AustralianSuper, joined by NAB and Schneider Electric, has partnered ...

BlackRock wakes up to climate change

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... also introduce new fossil-fuel screened funds and build new sustainable active strategies focused on a global energy transition towards renewable energy sources and impact investing. BlackRock will remap its priorities to better align with the United ...

Ethical funds not ambitious enough: Future Super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... first place. So it's very natural for me to choose that option and put my super towards funding the clean energy transition," he said. In urging more super funds to create investment options that save carbon emissions, Verwey was critical of those ...

Global manager launches ESG strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... looks at companies' environmental revenues (at least 50% has to come from areas that are impacted by the energy transition to renewable energy) and second, it looks at carbon avoided. The manager thinks the companies likely to benefit from the move ...

Swiss manager invests in Queensland solar

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... distribute and market the fund. It's looking to raise capital in the country with two of its funds: the SUSI OECD energy transition fund and the SUSI Asia energy transition fund. The OECD strategy will target 9-12% in returns. It has a capacity of ...

Swiss asset manager eyes Aussie instos

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
... storage infrastructure and systems that improve energy efficiency. In Australia, it will offer the SUSI OECD energy transition fund and the SUSI Asia energy transition fund. "Australia is a very informed investor base so it's less about us educating ...

French giant intensifies action on global warming

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017
... meeting point for actors in the economy is to enable individuals to channel their savings towards financing the energy transition just as we help institutional investors orient funds towards 'green' projects." Doing its part, to date BNP Paribas has ...

BNP Paribas shuts out non-renewable energy producers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
... billion by 2020, and to set aside $150 million for investment in start-ups focused on innovative solutions for energy transition. The group stated: "BNP Paribas is committed to bringing its financing and investment activities in line with the International ...