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Giant Leap venture capital fund seeks impact businesses for investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... Richardson said. "As they make revenue, there's measureable social or environmental impact from that revenue. On the commercial side, we want businesses that are scalable, usually tech-enabled, and looking for large markets where there's a pressing problem ...

QBE commits minimum $100m to impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... Australia Aspire social impact bond. There's synergy there - we are helping people get into housing as part of our commercial business, and we can leverage the business that we have to try and help deal with homelessness." QBE has also invested in the ...

CEFC provides finance to boost energy rating for Melbourne hotel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... optimum building energy performance." The Southbank project is a 22-storey mixed-use development, with a 345-room hotel, commercial and retail space and car parking. The hotel is expected to be operational by the end of 2019. "Our goal is to work across ...

Climate-related shareholder resolutions put to Rio Tinto, QBE AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... circumstances, we had strong editorial control over the resolutions. We felt the resolutions didn't place either company at commercial disadvantage, it was a reasonable governance request and so have lodged them on that basis." To LGS, the aim is not ...

Rising importance of sustainability in the commercial real estate industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... their corresponding water consumption by 0.5%, energy consumption by 1.1%, and carbon emissions by 2.2%. Australian commercial real estate organisations are at the forefront of GRESB, with a 2017 average score of 73, 10 points higher than the global ...

New Forests given award for portfolio of carbon offset projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... low-carbon investments, and we are able to deliver institutional investment opportunities that combine climate impact, commercial returns, and scalable solutions for investors seeking to decarbonize their investment portfolios," said David Brand, CEO ...

CEFC investing up to $100m in Lendlease-managed property fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is committing up to $100 million to the Australian Prime Property Fund Commercial (APPF Commercial) with the goal of achieving net zero emissions from the portfolio as early as 2025. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean ...

$12.5 million ARENA initiative to fund distributed energy resources projects, studies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... "behind-the-meter technologies such as rooftop solar, home batteries, inverters, controllable loads (both in the home and at commercial and industrial facilities), electric vehicle charging points, smart appliances and systems (such as fridges, air conditioning ...

Australian Ethical Investment makes three new hires

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... Australian Ethical from Allens, where she was a senior associate. She will "use her legal training and six years of commercial experience to critically assess investment opportunities and advocate for change," Australian Ethical said. Australian Ethical ...

CEFC signs agreement with Metro Finance to launch green vehicle finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... discount. That way they can demonstrate to customers what makes a 'green' choice a good choice." Metro Finance offers commercial hire purchase, chattel mortgage and finance lease products through its broker network. Brokers using the Metro Finance Metro ...