Sustainability

Clean Energy Finance Corporation says that investors are ‘more aware than ever’ of the need to take action on energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions.

There’s no question infrastructure assets are particularly exposed to climate change. But, how can investors mitigate the risk? And are there opportunities to pursue through resilient investing? We turned to the industry to find out.

The objective is to build eNordic into a €3bn holding with a generation capacity of 1.6GW over the next five years.  

The move comes less than two weeks after the French fund manager announced its switch to a Benefit Corporation.

The war against plastic is increasing the focus on recycling and waste treatment, and raising tempting possibilities for infrastructure portfolios. 

Australian sovereign fund's executive tells conference investors must adapt and improve their processes to keep up with the influx of capital into private equity

The fund manager has set targets for its seven Australian assets, covering airports, ports, a railway station and an electricity distribution business - including a 100% reduction by 2030.

There has been a structural shift in how LPs are allocating funds to energy-focused vehicles, moving away from upstream and paying closer attention to renewables and sustainable strategies.

The credit portfolio, which is targeting total returns of 5-7 percent, aims to boost awareness of environmental, social and governance issues in emerging Asian markets.

The Melbourne-based fund manager claims to be ‘one of the first’ unlisted asset managers to publish emissions data for its assets and will set targets across its portfolio this year.