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Fortescue, Climate Energy Finance call to reform fossil fuel subsidy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
A new report from Climate Energy Finance (CEF) found that Australia's largest taxpayer-funded fossil fuel subsidy - the diesel Fuel Tax Credit (FTC) scheme - has led to dependence on imported high-emissions diesel to power mining operations. CEF said ...

Alliance formed to demand polluters pay their 'fair share'

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
A newly formed alliance, Make Big Polluters Pay, is urging the government to enforce new legislation to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for increased climate risks. According to the organisation, coal, oil and gas corporations, which are responsible ...

VC firm invests in National Renewable Network

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Climate tech venture capital fund Virescent Ventures has confirmed a substantial equity investment in National Renewable Network (NRN). Virescent Ventures is the largest equity investor in the $67.2 million debt and equity raise in the scale-up. NRN ...

Family offices back new climate fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Multiple family offices including Wollemi Capital Group, Tripple, Understorey Ventures, clients of Argus Advisory, along with climate investor John McKinnon, are backing Ecotone Partners' new Planet Fund. Ecotone, a climate-focused advisory firm, completed ...

Super board moves: ART, Aware, Brighter Super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
August is a season for reporting - and board appointments. Three major super funds ART, Aware and Brighter Super announce their latest additions. At Australian Retirement Trust (ART), multiple chair appointee Anthony Lynham will join the board on August ...

Super funds pump more into Atmos Renewables

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Cbus, MLC and AMP Super have contributed to a $400 million capital raise for Atmos Renewables, which will support two landmark developments and the creation of some 70 jobs. Atmos was acquired by First Sentier's Igneo Infrastructure Partners in March ...

Metrics hires for newly created role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Metrics Credit Partners has welcomed a head of impact investments, hiring a Mercer veteran. Rebecca Mather has joined Metrics in the newly created role, having previously spent more than 25 years at Mercer. She was most recently Asia Pacific and IMEA ...

PC outlines key reforms to boost clean energy investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
The Productivity Commission (PC) has published an interim report setting out key reforms to investing in cheaper, cleaner energy and the net zero transition. The PC said Australia needs to address the gaps and overlaps in emissions reduction incentives ...

Octopus awarded $1bn mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Octopus Australia has announced a partnership with APG Asset Management, a Dutch pension fund investor with assets under management exceeding $1 trillion (€ 590 billion). As part of the partnership, APG intends to commit over $1 billion to Octopus ...

Australia has 'incredible opportunity' to lead in clean energy: UN

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
The Sustainability Reporting Community of Practice (SRCoP) has launched, designed to fast-track Australian business leadership on climate and sustainability reporting. This comes as Australia positions itself to co-host the 31st UN Climate Change Conference ...