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Hamilton Lane raises $370m for second impact fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... direct investments across strategies including buyout, growth, late-stage venture and real assets, with a focus on clean energy, health, and community development. The fund has made a total of nine investments so far, with a focus on technology and innovation ...

It pays to go green: top ETF megatrends for long-term growth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... exchange traded fund (ETF) investment megatrends - highlighting opportunities for growth in decarbonisation - including clean energy, minerals and tech. "Thematic ETFs are very important to investors' portfolios because they identify long-term structural ...

Renewable energy, climate in spotlight in Federal Budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... accompanied by Accompanying this will be a New Energy Apprenticeships program to deliver 10,000 apprenticeships and a Clean Energy Capacity Study to explore future workforce needs and opportunities. The Climate Council called the climate funding in the ...

CEFC invests $80m in Pacific Equity Partners fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has allocated up to $80 million into a private equity strategy that will focus on decarbonisation across Australian mid-market infrastructure. The CEFC has invested in the $1.4 billion Pacific Equity Partners ...

Investors welcome New National Net Zero Authority

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... $1.9 billion Powering the Regions Fund which will support existing industries including as rail, aviation, and new clean energy industries. The National Net Zero Authority will: Support workers in emissions-intensive sectors to upskill and access new ...

Just transition: a fair go for fossil-fuel workers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... proper roadmap from government and implementation by businesses, workers risk being left behind in the transition to clean energy, and companies could be exposed to significant risk. Australia's oldest power plant, AGL's Liddell power station ...

American Century Investments on impact investing and best in progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... politicised in the US. Particularly in Texas with anti-ESG regulation." On the other hand, Texas is now largest producer of clean energy with offshore wind thriving due to an embedded worker base that is generationally based offshore. In 2022, Texas ...

CEFC invests $75m in Queensland recycling facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is committing almost three quarters of its Australian Recycling Investment Fund to develop a flagship construction and demolition (C&D) recycling facility in Queensland. The $75 million CEFC investment is ...

Government to fund sustainable finance taxonomy development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... sustainable finance taxonomy in Australia has been a significant barrier to investment in climate solutions, including clean energy, in Australia," said ASFI CEO Kristy Graham. "We're pleased to be working closely with government to start the development ...

$500bn investment needed to decarbonise NEM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... warming to 1.5°C, but it carries a price tag of nearly half a trillion dollars of investment between now and 2050. The Clean Energy Investor Group (CEIG) has released Decarbonising Australia: Accelerating our energy transition with a credible 1.5°C ...