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The importance of additionality in impact investing

MATT LAWTON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... additionality helps to generate positive outcomes that may not otherwise occur without the value of engagement or capital investment. It furthers the drive toward positive impact by accelerating or strengthening impact investment objectives. Collaboration ...

Experts evaluate impact of Modern Slavery Act review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... strengthening the administration of the act through legislative reform. First Sentier Investors global head of responsible investment Kate Turner noted that the report highlighted that the call to lower the reporting threshold from $100 million in annual ...

Climate engagement escalation vital to responsible investing: Aviva Investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... active ownership helped drive positive changes in corporate behaviour. Aviva Investors has released its Responsible Investment Review and a new report detailing progress on its Climate Engagement Escalation Programme and what action should be taken when ...

Are investors walking the walk when it comes to voting on biodiversity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... establish a Nature Repair Market, mainstreaming biodiversity into public and private decision-making and boosting private investment in natural capital and nature-based solutions. But investors are failing to take biodiversity loss seriously, the report ...

Hejaz invests in Islamic Bank Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... to obtain its own retail banking license. Hejaz, an Australian Islamic financial services provider, is funding the investment into Islamic Bank Australia through internal capital, and "is also currently raising externally to fund expansion efforts, including ...

CSIRO to build Australia-first mobile hydrogen generator

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
CSIRO is investing $10 million over six years to construct Australia's first mobile hydrogen generator to produce the alternative fuel directly at the point of consumption, aiming to boost the development of a commercially viable hydrogen industry. ...

Hamilton Lane raises $370m for second impact fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... II with $370 million raised, more than 3.75 times larger than its predecessor fund. This brings the private markets investment management firm's total impact and sustainable capital to more than $850 million raised since early 2021, the fund announced. ...

Podcast: ESG investment - the state of play

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... brought to you by CFS Thrive+, we'll be discussing what retail investors want when it comes to ESG and sustainable investment products and how financial advisers can help their clients decide where to put their hard-earned dollars. Joining in this discussion ...

Aussie start up secures Japanese investor for seaweed production

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Australian seaweed start-up Immersion Group has attracted investment from a Japanese investor to ramp up production of a native seaweed species that reduces the methane produced by ruminant livestock by up to 98% when added to feed. Methane from livestock ...

Octopus Energy makes waves with £1.5bn renewable energy investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... additional £300 million (AU$565 million) will be used to expand its tech innovation hub in Tokyo. The group says the investment will allow them to hire an estimated 1000 additional staff in green jobs across the region and lower power bills for consumers. ...