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Impact Investing Australia, Philanthropy Australia launch new grant program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... volunteer-staffed for-profit company established to provide people with the ability to "invest in a local, community-owned, renewable energy project, including those who can't put solar on their own roofs, such as renters and apartment dwellers," according ...

Climate Bonds Initiative CEO speaks on 2017 green bond market outlook

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... is agriculture and agricultural supply chain," he said. "We've also got hydro at least in one area, hydro is critical to energy storage. There's a huge amount of hydro that's going to be built where we like it or not in emerging markets. That has to ...

CEFC provides $54m to Genex for North Queensland large-scale solar farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has invested AU$54 million in a large-scale solar development in North Queensland. The CEFC has provided $54 million in debt finance to Genex Power for the development of the Phase One 50MW large-scale solar ...

MSCI benchmarks Australian companies against SDG revenue generation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... impact involvement. The MSCI report notes that relevant sustainable impact categories, such as SMI lending and alternative energy, contribute 0.1% of the total revenue derived by Australian constituents to the MSCI World Index. The report determined ...

CEFC invests $75m in new Palisade Investment Partners fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed AU$75million as cornerstone investor into a new specialist renewable energy fund managed by Palisade Investment Partners. The Palisade Renewable Energy Fund (PREF) is seeking to invest as much ...

CEFC invests $150m in solar projects in regional NSW

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has invested AU$150 million to three solar projects in regional New South Wales. Oliver Yates, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) CEO The three large-scale solar farms will be built in Dubbo, Parkes and ...

Investment professionals identify key ESG themes for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... well as the declining cost of solar power and the consumer shift towards plant-based proteins, value-based drug pricing, energy storage and workforce diversity as other major themes. We tried to frame the report in terms of, these are some ideas that ...

University of Melbourne launches Sustainability Plan 2017-2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... said." The university has committed to reducing emissions by 20,000 tonnes of carbon per year by 2020 through on-campus energy projects such as solar, wind and geothermal; increasing the number of graduates "who can demonstrate a specialization in environment ...

South Pole Group acquires Climate Friendly, splits business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
South Pole Group has purchased the entirety of Australia-based Climate Friendly, a carbon offset and renewable energy provider. South Pole Group was the majority shareholder in Climate Friendly. The new deal involves the "sale and immediate integration ...

BetaShares launches ETHI sustainability-themed ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... "stand to benefit from global trends towards sustainability and healthy living," he said. Those sectors include renewable energy, healthy food companies, and healthcare companies. The portfolio is weighted to information technology, consumer discretionary ...