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Understanding Impact Investment

MATTHEW TOMINC  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... example, a renewable project (that has good intentions) can be developed with little regard for the supply chain of its solar panels, which may inadvertently support poor labour practices. 2. Would this asset have been financed anyway? If an impact investor ...

Solar, residential financier issues certified green ABS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
A leading digital first finance provider for solar and home improvements has announced Australia's first 100% green certified asset backed securitisation (ABS). Brighte's has issued a $190 million ABS, solely arranged by National Australia Bank. ...

Assessing the costs, opportunities to green hydrogen

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... part of that process. Green hydrogen is gas produced for commercial fuel purposes via electrolysers powered by wind-and solar-generated electricity and is part of a recently lunched European Commission's strategic vision. Green hydrogen is seen as a ...

Positive outlook for impact future: Conscious Investment Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Tominc said. Another area of investment priority for the fund is environmental infrastructure, including community rooftop solar. Demand for rooftop solar remains strong, Tominc said. Social and disability housing remains an attractive area for investment ...

The 2020 US election: an infrastructure perspective

TIM HUMPHREYS  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... the established fossil fuel industries over renewable energy, or what we call 'future energy' opportunities such as wind, solar, batteries and hydrogen. This could be positive for energy infrastructure such as pipelines, though the ability for new pipelines ...

Super fund ESG option tops charts with investment returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
One industry superannuation fund's ESG option has posted an impressive 34% return over the past year to the end of August, vastly outperforming other fund's ESG options and even outperforming other ESG options within the same super fund. UniSuper's ...

Woolworths commits to ambitious GHG emissions cuts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... levels. "We've made good progress in reducing our emissions by almost a quarter over the past five years, with the rollout of solar and energy efficiency programs," said Fiona Walmsley, Woolworths group head of sustainability governance. "We're clear ...

Solar financier to issue certified green ABS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... securities issuance. The issuance will comprise unsecured Green Certified finance provided to households for residential solar and battery installations. National Australia Bank will be the sole arranger of the issuance. The notes to be issued are verified ...

Coles signs Queensland renewable energy deal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... 400 GWh of electricity annually through the agreement. The Western Downs Green Power Hub, set to be Australia's largest solar farm once built, and the MacIntyre Wind Farm, one of the largest wind farms to be built in the southern hemisphere, will supply ...

ARENA, CEFC changes open door to CCS, hydrogen investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... public sector investment and has helped improve the competitiveness of renewable energy technologies such as large scale solar, grid scale batteries, pumped hydro, bioenergy, distributed energy technologies and hydrogen. Expanding the mandate of ARENA ...