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Family businesses see ESG driving future: Grant Thornton

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Overall, 66% of family businesses consider ESG and sustainability moderately important. Certain industries, such as Technology & Media Communications and Arts & Recreation, display particularly high levels of commitment to sustainable practices, the ...

Climate tech gets funding boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
A swathe of climate-related technology firms have received the tick of approval from the federal government's Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) Grants scheme. 21 projects involving 91 entities received grants to solve problems ranging from ...

Rest increases impact investment with Cibus fund allocation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... strategies: mid-market growth/buyout investments in food production and processing businesses and late-stage agrifood technology companies. "Cibus is delighted to partner with Rest, who has shown leadership by channeling capital towards companies who ...

Grok Ventures appoints new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... investments and engage with third party capital partners about how they can support our common goals." Kwong-Law identified technology as a core driver of decarbonisation in terms of value and opportunity, but also where there is a large gap. "Seeding ...

Brookfield reaches first close on second transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... benefits," Teskey said. "New trends are also emerging, such as supplying reliable, clean power to the surging data and technology sector, building entirely new industrial supply chains, and scaling technologies required for industrial decarbonization. ...

Ninety One launches emerging market transition debt fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... reducing carbon emissions where most needed," including investing in credit that provides new clean infrastructure and technology and to high-emitting companies that have potential to meaningfully reduce emissions with a competitive risk-adjusted return. ...

Media a strong influence on corporate decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... same. More than half of Singaporean leaders surveyed (58%) said that media coverage helps guide investments in ESG technology, compared to 36% in Australia. 89% of Singaporean leaders said media reporting of ESG impacted on policy, compared to 68% of ...

WEF to unlock US$2.8 tr clean energy investment in global majority nations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... suggested that companies should pay an additional "green premium" - and select more expensive, but environmentally friendly technology. The First Movers Coalition, members of the private sector that aim to advance climate technologies through members' ...

Element Zero raises US$10M for zero-carbon iron

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
A Perth mineral technology company has raised US$10 million in seed funding to harness clean energy to process iron ore reportedly without producing carbon dioxide emissions. The funds will be used on research and development, engineering, and project ...

ASX tapped to develop Aussie carbon exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... develop and deliver a unit and certificate register. "Trovio Group brings a wealth of experience delivering advanced technology architecture," said CER executive general manager Mark Williamson. "Its proposal for the Unit & Certificate Register features ...