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CEFC, CFSGAM to establish clean energy infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... the only Australian manufacturer of solar PV panels, funded by the Solaire Income Fund (a Lighthouse Infrastructure and Impact Investment Group joint venture) offering a PPA product to commercial and residential customers; and up to $30 million for a ...

Business begins unwinding of carbon tax arrangements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... remove that from our prices and advise customers accordingly. It does get a bit more difficult where it's an indirect cost impact, rather than a direct cost impact and the cost has gone through the supply chain." In addition to reporting compliance brought ...

Financial System Inquiry addresses impact investment market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... Amid the four hundred-plus pages of the report is a three-page section that outlines barriers to increased investment in impact investments and solicits additional feedback. Sandy Blackburn-Wright, IMPACT Investing Australia Industry experts say that ...

Creating shared value a strategic opportunity for banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... external partners, including NGOs." NAB, like other institutions in Australia, is working to build out its offerings around impact investments, Benson said. "There are other areas of the business, too - we are doing a lot of work around impact investment ...

CDP: World cities report climate change business impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... year. This is CDP's fourth cities report. Of those 207 cities reporting this year, 76% report that climate change could impact business. Cities are aligned with their businesses in recognising climate change risks - 75% of the most severe physical risks ...

ACSI lists ASX sustainability reporting leaders, laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
Although 85% of ASX200 companies provide some level of reporting on sustainability factors, more than 40% of those companies still rate in the bottom two categories of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI)'s annual review of sustainability ...

Addressing the human crisis of climate change displacement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
Climate change is expected to cause mass human displacement, but that displacement can be prevented and repaired if government policies are put in place to focus on ensuring affected people have access to land, according to a new book edited by climate ...

Community 21 launches share offer to raise up to AU$4m

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... will be used to fund new initiatives including a crowdfunding project supporting social outcomes, and the development of impact investing vehicles such as a social impact fund, allowing for equity investment in social impact projects, Community 21 said. ...

Superannuation fund investments will shape future economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
The assets managed by superannuation funds on behalf of its members will increasingly become a source of finance in the Australian economy in future, and superannuation funds will inevitably make broad impacts on the shape of the Australian economy ...

AMP Capital assesses progress, risks in Bangladesh factories

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... financial risk/reward ratios as cost savings from cheaper labour can be offset by incremental business risks including impact on lead times, product quality and other concerns, and supply chain sustainability -if suppliers don't pay their workers a fair ...