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UCA Funds Management hires Mathew Browning as new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... board, management and staff in strengthening the company's position in the sector, and to leading it into new areas of innovation and growth." Browning will start on 5 February and Walsh will retire on 28 February. "We would like to thank Michael for ...

APRA encourages entities to perform stress-test for climate-related risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... "weight of money" is driving the transition to a low carbon economy, and "commercial imperatives such as investment, innovation and reputational factors, is increasingly driving that shift, rather than scientists or policymakers," according to Geoff ...

Stakeholder engagement a key factor in structuring M&A: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... interesting point is that over 20% of the people say that they're pursing M&A specifically to acquire talent and access innovation. That's a relatively new theme. That's around being very proactive in the disruption in just about every sector." Australia ...

Clean Energy Finance Corporation publishes 2016/2017 annual report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... made up 17% of the total CEFC portfolio and includes commitments in early stage companies through the Clean Energy Innovation Fund, the CEFC's first equity investment in a larger-scale solar project at Ross River in Queensland, and our commitment to ...

DTEK joins the Climate Bond Initiative's Partner Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
DTEK, Ukraine's largest energy group, has joined the Climate Bond Initiative's Partner Program. Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative The partnership between DTEK and the Climate Bond Initiative will "help develop mechanisms to attract financing ...

The Sustainability Report Podcast: Dr Katina Michael

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... about how technology is changing how our economy operates and what disruption means both socially and economically. Innovation in renewable energy, battery storage and other areas have brought the means to transition our world to a low-carbon future ...

CEFC, Right Click Capital invest in Redback Technologies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Innovation Fund and Right Click Capital have invested US$7 million (approx. AU$8.99 million) into Australian renewable energy start-up Redback Technologies. Philip Livingston, Redback Technologies founder and managing director The equity ...

Sustainalytics CEO discusses impact of Morningstar ownership stake

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... strategic priorities, and from the Sustainalytics perspective, it has been a good relationship. We have a very robust innovation agenda in place to talk through, as strategic partners going ahead." The acquisition is a good fit, Jantzi said. "From my ...

Artisan raises $26 million for the Clean Energy Seed Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... in September 2016 with a $20 million target, and included $10 million cornerstone commitment from the Clean Energy Innovation Fund. The fund will Invest in startups at seed stage, via dedicated clean energy accelerators such as EnergyLab. The fund is ...

Majority of Australian participants want mandatory sustainability reporting: ACCSR survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... addressing/planning to addres. First was SDG 5 - gender equality, followed by SDG 3, good health and well-being, SDG 9, industry, innovation and infrastructure, SDG 13, climate action, and SDG 8, decent work and economic growth. At the same time, organisations ...