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Prime Super CEO Lachlan Baird is positive on infrastructure, with the superfund adding two more wind farms to its growing portfolio.
BlackRock’s climate infrastructure team has launched a New Zealand-focused fund that aims to raise its capital from domestic investors to accelerate the country’s energy transition.
An equal partnership with indigenous groups aims to create new infrastructure in remote Australia that benefits Aboriginal people and takes a different approach to First Nations consultation and consent.
Mounting ESG scepticism is part of a healthy debate that could help eliminate the scourge of greenwashing once and for all, five industry insiders tell Infrastructure Investor.
Portfolio manager Jiren Zhou tells us what attracted the superfund to the data centre platform owned by DigitalBridge and IFM Investors.
Creating a more inclusive infrastructure industry involves addressing the gender gap earlier on.
Gains have been made at the board level, but gender diversity at the asset level is proving harder to promote.
Stakeholders’ needs and concerns need to be aligned with investment to help drive returns and reduce risk, says Jennifer Gandin, a principal at CIM Group.
A more considered approach to talent management is required to address the underrepresentation of women of colour in private markets.
A gender-smart approach to infra can aid the transition to a more equitable and sustainable economy, says 2X Global’s Sana Kapadia.