Daniel Kemp

ART, Australia’s second-largest superfund, has a target of committing A$2bn to impact investments by 2030.

Rory Lonergan, the CEFC’s CIO for infrastructure and alternatives, looks back on a year that saw A$4.7bn committed – and considers what comes next.

Climate-focused Wollemi Capital was launched in 2021; a $150m commitment from the superfund will anchor its first third-party fund.

The Dutch pensions giant will help Octopus deploy A$1bn-A$1.5bn each year ‘for the next few years’ through its OASIS platform, CEO Sam Reynolds says.

The $38bn pension fund aims to deploy around $1.4bn through GPs in infra, PE, and real estate, using a ‘co-GP model’ that brings in local partnerships.

Japanese conglomerate Oji will seek to achieve 1.5m tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year of net sequestration by 2030 from the assets acquired.

Australia’s government-backed climate investor will deploy alongside West Street Real Estate Credit Partners IV into domestic new-build projects.

The scheme is the first time the CEFC has provided concessional financing to support the generation of carbon credits.

Telstra’s decision to stop purchasing carbon credits in favour of direct emissions reduction is commendable but it has implications for carbon markets and natural capital.

QIC has backed Pollination’s new venture capital fund, which is aiming for a final close in 2025.