Climate, energy and resources
NRF chair Martijn Wilder has told Capital Brief investing in the fund's other priority areas of agriculture, forestry, transport, military and green manufacturing is proving “difficult”.
US private equity giant Kolhberg Kravis Roberts is on the hunt for more Asia-Pacific climate transition plays after scooping up Australia's CleanPeak Energy.
A wave of global court rulings is redefining climate risk, with growing legal pressure on governments and corporates to act, disclose and be held accountable.
Heavyweight shareholders failed to compel Macquarie to step up its climate disclosures, but their protest vote suggests the Trump-driven backlash against ESG has not reached Australia.