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Impact investing reaches $157bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
New research from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Centre for Social Impact and Impact Investing Australia found Australia's impact investing market has grown nearly eight-fold since 2020, with more than $157 billion invested in impact products. ...

Green moves: CEFC, Centre for Social Impact

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
Belinda White has been appointed associate director of communications at the Clean Energy Finance Corporation. White joins Australia's specialist climate investor from Telix Pharmaceuticals, where she served as director of investor relations and ...

Global resilience is a key systemic risk: HESTA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey told the recent ASFA Conference 2025 that the super fund has been considering global resilience as a key thematic when making responsible investment decisions. "We see this as a systemic risk, the same as climate change ...

Australian plays host to US clean tech manufacturers

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
This week Australia hosted 13 major US clean tech manufacturing companies to showcase opportunities to invest in Australian clean energy projects. The Australia-America Clean Industry Delegation was introduced following Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's ...

Alexander Funds bolsters Sydney office with new hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
Alexander Funds, the credit income investor, has added a second operative to its Sydney office to boost its distribution team. Oliver Carr joins as a business development associate, reporting to James Curnow, regional manager for NSW, ACT and Queensland. ...

HESTA pays $40k fine for greenwashing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
HESTA has paid $37,560 to comply with two infringement notices issued by ASIC for misleading statements. ASIC alleged the $100 billion super fund made misleading statements in paid advertisements about its commitment to removing carbon emissions investments. ...

System to track origin of low-emissions products launches

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Regulator (CER) has launched a new system that will track and verify the origin of low-emissions products and energy, backed by the Australian government. By certifying renewable energy and products from low-emissions industry, the ...

UK to bring ESG ratings providers under regulation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
The UK government has put forward legislation to bring ESG ratings providers into the remit of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). FCA welcomed the step and said it marked a significant milestone in UK's commitment to enhancing transparency and trust ...

Major financial institutions back Australia climate finance reforms: ASFI

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) released a new report, Unlocking Private Capital for the Transition: Market insights from the practical application of the Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy. The report analyses how practical ...

World's first social value measurement tool launches

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
Social Value Portal, a UK firm that measures and reports on social impact, has launched the Global TOM System, the world's first social value measurement tool. The tool is developed and overseen in collaboration with the Global Social Value Taskforce ...