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ESG a thematic tailwind for microcap stocks: Yarra Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
ESG will be the "next great acceleration" for the Australian micro-cap space, making ESG a significant tailwind for the sector, according to Yarra Capital Management. Yarra Capital uses ESG analysis to help identify the companies that will create new ...

Biodiversity goals a part of COP26 considerations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
As companies, investors and governments meet to discuss new climate targets at COP26, biodiversity-related commitments may be a key component to negotiations. One of the open questions for COP26 is the extent to which biodiversity and the commitments ...

COP26 preview: reporting, carbon markets and role of finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
As world leaders across government, business and finance gather in Glasgow for COP26, observers are awaiting not only net zero commitments, but interim commitments and developments related to international carbon markets and how countries report on ...

Kilter Rural in $70m mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
Kilter Rural has received $70 million from an unnamed US institutional investor with the mandate to invest in sustainable Australian agriculture and water assets. Investors are seeking natural capital investments in response to changing regulatory frameworks ...

CEFC allocates seed capital for lithium production technology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation has allocated $1.5 million to a company developing new technology to extract lithium for battery production. The CEFC, through the Clean Energy Innovation Fund, has invested in Novalith's $2.5 million seed round. ...

CEFC in $50m agri-platform investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation has invested $50 million towards a sustainable farming platform aimed at using data-driven practices to make farms more productive and resilient to climate change. The CEFC made the allocation to the Transforming ...

ESG managed funds see surging inflows: Calastone

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
Investors poured $1.6 billion into ESG managed funds, and had their largest-ever share of equity inflows during the third quarter, according to data from Calastone. Calastone's latest Fund Flow Index (FFI) measures trading flows for managed funds, and ...

Carbon offsets essential to net zero ambitions: Grattan Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
Carbon offsets will be required to achieve net zero targets, and government should set clear policy around the use of offsets and that the offsets used have high integrity, according to the Grattan Institute. The Grattan Institute has published Towards ...

Stewart Investors launches emerging markets sustainability fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Stewart Investors has launched its Global Emerging Markets (GEM) Leaders Sustainability Fund in Australia. The fund invests "in high-quality, mid- to large-cap companies that are considered to be well positioned to benefit from, and contribute to, sustainable ...

Charter Hall signs green development loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Charter Hall has signed a $202 million certified green development loan to support the construction of a Melbourne development. Commonwealth Bank has served as sole financier and green coordinator for the Climate Bond Initiative-certified loan. The ...