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Artesian Venture Partners launches $20m Clean Energy Seed Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
Artesian Venture Partners has launched the AU$20 million Clean Energy Seed Fund with a AU$10 million cornerstone investment from the Clean Energy Innovation Fund. CEFC CEO Oliver Yates and Artesian managing partner Jeremy Colless The Clean Energy Seed ...

AMP Capital, CSIRO back renewable energy tech startup Evergen

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
AMP Capital and CSIRO have provided investment and technical backing to renewable energy tech startup Evergen. Dr Glenn Platt, Evergen CEO Evergen uses licensed technology from CSIRO in a system that analyses and optimises home energy costs to draw ...

IGCC, others organisations press G20 countries to ratify Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and five other global organisations have written to the heads of the G20 countries to urge them to ratify the Paris Climate Agreement. Emma Herd, CEO, IGCC IGCC, the Institutional Investors Group on Climate ...

LGS adapts investment screens for Sustainable Australian Shares option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) has evolved the investment restriction screens on its Sustainable Australian Shares (SAS) investment option. LGS CEO Peter Lambert LGS has made three changes, including broadening existing screens to exclude companies that ...

Renew Financial on PACE, US residential renewable energy market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
Renew Financial, a California-based clean energy financing company, is bringing the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing model to multiple states in the US, and enabling financing for residential and commercial renewable energy and water ...

EY, UN Global Compact evaluate state of sustainable supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
Many companies around the world do not have a comprehensive understanding of the performance, risks and sustainability impacts of their supply chain, according to a new report by the UN Global Compact and EY. While leading companies around the world ...

Newpin Social Benefit Bond returns 12.15% in third year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
The Newpin Social Benefit Bond (Newpin SBB) has completed its third year, restoring 130 children in care to their families, and paying investors a return of 12.15% pa. Ian Learmonth, executive director of impact investing, Social Ventures Australia ...

Banks, fund managers developing ethical cash products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
Investment managers and banks are focusing their attention on cash as an asset class that can be developed into responsible investment and ethical cash products, driven by retail demand and core business strategy. Sasha Courville, head of social innovation ...

Family businesses using impact investment in philanthropy: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
Nearly half of family businesses globally use social impact investing as part of their philanthropy, according to a new survey from EY. EY surveyed 525 family business owners in 21 countries for Family business philanthropy - creating lasting impact ...

TH Real Estate hires Abigail Dean as head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
TH Real Estate has hired Abigail Dean as head of sustainability. Alison Dean, head of sustainability, TH Real Estate Dean comes to TH Real Estate from JLL, where she was head of sustainability for the property and asset management business. Dean will ...