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QIC invests $800m in Powering Australian Renewables Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
QIC has invested AU$800 million alongside AGL Energy in the Powering Australian Renewables Fund (PARF), a AU$2 -3 billion large-scale renewable energy fund. AGL's Broken Hill Solar Plant (photo courtesy AGL) QIC has invested the AU$800 million on behalf ...

CEFC reports $837m in commitments for 2015-2016

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) committed AU$837 million to new investments in the 2015-2016 financial year, with allocations to cleaner power solutions, cities and the built environment and capital investments. Oliver Yates, Clean Energy ...

ARENA provides $9.9 million funding to New Gullan Range Wind Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is providing AU$9.9 million in funding to support a AU$26 million large-scale solar farm to be co-located with a wind farm. A 10MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant will be built next to the existing Gullen ...

Treasury Corporation of Victoria issues green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
Treasury Corporation of Victoria (TCV) has issued an AU$300 million green bond, the first certified Australian dollar green bond by an Australian government authority. The 1.75% 27 July 20121 TCV Green Bond proceeds will fund a portfolio of state investments ...

Victorian government chooses programs for social impact bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
The Victorian state government will fund programs dealing with drug and alcohol treatment and young people transitioning from Out of Home Care as the focus of its first two social impact bonds (SIBs). Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas The Victorian government ...

Companies, CEOs, chairs seen as unethical: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
Australians perceive large corporations, the banking, finance and insurance sector, and politicians at every level of government as unethical, according to a new Ethics Index released by the Governance Institute of Australia. Steven Burrell, chief executive ...

NAB finances third NSW social impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank will finance a New South Wales social impact investment to fund a program to reduce recidivism by parolees in that state. Daniel Madhavan, CEO, Impact Investing Australia The NSW state government issued the program, called On ...

Natural Capital Protocol launched worldwide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
A coalition of global stakeholders have launched the Natural Capital Protocol, a framework designed to assist companies in measuring and valuing use of and impact on natural capital. Andrew Petersen, CEO, Sustainable Business Australia The Natural Capital ...

Responsible investment AUM tops AU$630 billion: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
Nearly AU$633 billion of Australia's assets under management are being invested responsibly, according to the latest benchmark report from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). RIAA has published the Responsible Investment Benchmark ...

Stakeholders assess ESG policy priorities for Parliament

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
While Australia waits to see who will form government for the 45 th session of Parliament, stakeholders with environmental, social and governance (ESG) focus are turning their attention to their policy objectives for the next term, as well as developing ...