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Australia can lead energy transition, climate investing: Panel

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... Trump's first moves when he assumed office was to withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement. The rejection of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Agenda 2030 are other recent examples. While Australia is the largest exporter of coal and ...

Green technology, clean energy receive Budget boost

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... destination. "So, we can grasp the jobs and opportunities of the net zero transformation." In response, Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) said there is a "noticeable absence" of measures on sustainable finance and broader sustainability ...

Roads, railways, NBN winners in Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... of the Infrastructure Investment Program, a commitment of $120 billion over a decade for an investment pipeline of sustainable land transport infrastructure projects. The $17.1 billion includes $7.2 billion dedicated to safety upgrades on the Bruce Highway ...

New impact fund backs marginalised female entrepreneurs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025
... livelihoods, with 90% of the loans provided to women," it said. Good Business Foundation, an organisation that supports sustainable and inclusive small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets, co-founder and chair Peter McMullin, who was an ...

Perpetual Private awards $60m mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... resource efficient than their same sector peers, and therefore better placed to benefit from the transition to a more sustainable global economy. The strategy aims to deliver an immediate reduction in carbon, water, and waste ownership of more than 60% ...

Study finds 5000 European ESG funds investing in fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). The guidelines introduce minimum thresholds on the proportion of sustainable investments based on the specific ESG terms used in a fund name; the terms being environment, sustainability, impact, transition ...

CEFC funds sustainable real estate credit projects

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
... The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is partnering with Goldman Sachs Alternatives to pour $160 million into sustainable real estate. The investment is being made alongside the Goldman-managed Real Estate Credit Partners (RECP IV) fund and will ...

Active Super fined $10.5m for greenwashing

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
... ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said: "This is a significant penalty that sends a strong message to companies making sustainable investment claims that those claims need to reflect the true position." "This case demonstrates ASIC's commitment to taking ...

Ord Minnett poaches Perpetual advisers amid hiring spree

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... careers. He added Ords supports the recent announcement to open up the new entrant pathway, noting it will create a "more sustainable pathway" to wealth advisory by helping talented graduates enter the profession. "Ultimately, we do have a cohort of ...

Partners Group buys local data centre operator

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... GreenSquare Data Centres (GreenSquareDC), with the latter to become an owner, developer, and operator of large-scale sustainable data centres across key Australian cities, Partners Group said. GreenSquareDC will also generate revenues under long-term ...