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  • Brookfield-led consortium to acquire Australian power generator

    27 March 2023

    A consortium of Brookfield Renewable Partners, GIC, Temasek and MidOcean Energy, have agreed to acquire Australia's largest integrated power generator, Origin Energy, for AUD18.7 billion ($12.4 billion).

  • 'More companies need to copy our green dividend initiative'

    25 January 2023

    German real estate investor Alstria tells Genevieve Redgrave why shareholders should be asked to take a dividend cut to pay for green grants

  • Brookfield invests $1.5bn in renewables

    30 September 2022

    Brookfield Renewable Partners has bought Standard Solar for $540 million and will acquire Scout Clean Energy for $1 billion.

  • Carney leads sustainable finance tributes to Queen Elizabeth II

    09 September 2022

    The sustainable finance community has paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, after her death at the age of 96 ushered in the rein of outspoken environmentalist King Charles III.

  • Carney's Brookfield impact fund raises record $15bn

    22 June 2022

    Brookfield Asset Management has raised $15 billion in the final close of its Global Transition Fund, making the Mark Carney co-managed fund the world's largest to be dedicated to impact investing.

  • Canadian engagement initiative identifies 40 target companies

    09 June 2022

    A list of 40 Canada-listed companies that will be targets of investor pressure on climate-related issues has been published by a burgeoning collaborative engagement initiative.

  • Impact: areas to watch in 2022

    24 December 2021

    Big-name players demonstrate the growing appeal of impact strategies - but calls for more credible evidence of impact continue to grow, Michael Hurley writes

  • Brookfield impact fund to raise 'upwards of $15bn'

    10 December 2021

    Brookfield Asset Management predicts its Mark Carney-supported impact fund will raise $15 billion by March, exceeding its initial forecast of $12.5 billion.

  • Giant $12bn impact haul led by Carney, Paulson funds

    28 July 2021

    Climate-themed impact funds by private equity giant TPG and alternatives asset manager Brookfield have raised a combined total of $12.4 billion to invest in areas including renewable energy, transport and agriculture.