8 episodes
Navigating to Net Zero Macquarie Asset Management
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In December 2020, Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) announced a commitment to manage its portfolio in line with global net zero emissions by 2040, 10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement goal. Since then, we’ve challenged ourselves, our portfolio companies, and real estate properties to transform this commitment into action. We invite you to listen to our new podcast series, Navigating to Net Zero. Rebecca Darst, host and narrator, interviews leaders at companies and real estate properties who share unique insights into their businesses' decarbonization challenges and the practical climate solutions they are implementing. This series is intended to provide fresh perspectives and innovative insights for global institutional investors and investment professionals and is brought to you by Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), the asset management division of Macquarie Group Limited. This material is for information purposes only and should not be construed as, an advertisement, an invitation, an offer, a solicitation of an offer or a recommendation to participate in any investment strategy or take any other action, including to buy or sell any product or security or offer any banking or financial service or facility in any jurisdiction where it would be unlawful to do so. The views expressed are as of the date of publication and are subject to change. All third-party marks cited are the property of their respective owners. All audio, artwork, episode descriptions and notes are the property of MAM, for Navigating to Net Zero, and published with permission by Buzzsprout. ©2024 Macquarie Group Limited [3521017]
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Looking ahead: Navigating to Net Zero
In the final episode of Navigating to Net Zero, host Rebecca Darst talks with leaders from Macquarie Asset Management about what they’ve learned so far and why partnerships are critical to managing their portfolios in line with global net zero emissions by 2040.In this episode, you’ll hear about:Macquarie’s unique position in infrastructure management and how that has shaped its long-term thinking and approach to decarbonisationWhat political leaders around the world are saying about net zero...
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Brick by brick: In the pursuit of green properties
In the seventh episode of Navigating to Net Zero, host Rebecca Darst talks with three leaders with extensive expertise in green property management: Coen van Oostrom, Founder and CEO of Edge, whose team is transforming cityscapes across Europe one green building at a time, and Simon Hanna and Carlos Viesca of FIBRA Macquarie, who are working with tenants to make more than 250 office and retail buildings in Mexico more energy efficient and less carbon intensive.In this episode, you’ll hear abo...
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On the move: How transportation companies are advancing towards net zero
The sixth episode of Navigating to Net Zero examines the transformation of transportation, from shipping to parking lots. Host Rebecca Darst talks with Long Beach Container Terminal’s (LBCT’s) Bonnie Nixon and Telpark’s Peter Hughes about how their companies are working to cut emissions – especially those beyond their direct control – and how electrification is transforming their businesses.In this episode, you’ll hear about: Telpark’s vision for the future of the parking lot – from pro...
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Seeds of progress: Opportunities in agriculture to reduce carbon emissions
In the fifth episode of Navigating to Net Zero, host Rebecca Darst talks with Paul McDougall, Paraway Pastoral Company Limited’s [Paraway] Natural Capital Manager, about how Paraway and other Australian farmland managers are leveraging the livestock and natural assets they manage to decarbonise their operations in a sustainable way and in line with the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) Paris Agreement goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial leve...
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Leading the charge: How utilities can pave the way to achieving net zero
In the fourth episode of Navigating to Net Zero, host Rebecca Darst talks with Robert “Robbie” R. LaBorde, Jr. and Sybil Montegut of Cleco and Scott Ryan and Gina Pavlovic of Endeavour Energy about how the two Macquarie-backed companies are keeping the lights on in their respective regions while making electric grids more sustainable and reducing reliance on coal – all while ensuring electricity remains affordable and reliable. In this episode, you’ll hear about:Why Louisiana is the US ...
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Down to the wires: Evolving telecoms to reach net zero targets
In the third episode of Navigating to Net Zero, host Rebecca Darst talks with Caroline Morris, KCOM’s Head of Wellbeing, Health, Safety, and Sustainability, and Louisa Harris-Baxter, Vocus’s Head of ESG, about how the companies are balancing increased demand for their services with their decarbonisation goals. In this episode, you’ll hear about: Why data centres have earned a reputation as the “bad boy of emissions” for technology and telecom companies and what can be done about it...