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Seismic shift expected in global energy mix

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Renewable energy is well on its way to become the "backbone" of the global economy, according to Hamish Chamberlayne, head of global sustainable equities at Janus Henderson Investors The sustainable investment expert says renewables offer favourable ...

$20.5 billion cash infusion for Australia's green bank

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
The federal government has allocated an additional $20.5 billion to the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), with the first $11.5 billion on its way. The CEFC has also received three new investment priorities as the result of government legislation ...

CEFC, ANZ provide discount finance for SMEs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is allocating up to $200 million with ANZ to provide discounted clean energy finance to business customers. The investment is designed to encourage small to medium-sized (SME) businesses to invest in activities ...

Apply a holistic ESG lens to emerging markets: PGIM Fixed Income

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
A holistic view of ESG is vital in emerging markets, because ESG risks are often harder to track and measure than in developed markets, according PGIM Fixed Income. Emerging market investment presents unique political challenges as well as economic ...

CleanTech fueling sustainable investment: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
The global CleanTech market has widened to meet the strategic business need of companies seeking to meet climate risk targets, according to AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM). "Companies around the globe are so aware of their environmental footprint as ...

Strong growth in cleantech VC investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... companies that attract VC funding, according to HLB Mann Judd. "We are seeing the maturity in the VC sector, not just in clean tech but more widely, we're seeing a number of Australian VC funds raise capital in the last 12 months, actively supported ...

Nanuk launches global sustainable equities ETP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
Nanuk Asset Management has launched its first active exchange traded managed fund (ETMF). The ETMF, listed as NNUK on the ASX, is based on the Nanuk New World Fund, a global equities fund that invests in listed companies exposed to broad themes of environmental ...

CEFC backs soil health technology platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has backed a technology platform designed to cut the cost of measuring and monitoring soil health and carbon levels - a key component in cutting land-based emissions. The CEFC has allocated $1.6 million to ...

Role of oil and gas in net zero emission future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... by 2035, and we need to be slashing emissions within this decade. This is the most important time to be investing in clean tech. "I find that in a lot of conversations I have with business, we do agree on what needs to be done, but we disagree on the ...

CEFC finances Tesla megapack battery project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has invested $160 million in a big battery project in Victoria. The CEFC senior debt facility will finance the design, construction and operation of Neoen's 300 MW Victorian Big Battery (VBB), which will ...