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NAB Foundation launches Impact Investing Fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
The NAB Foundation created a $50 million impact fund to invest in areas that align to the bank's sustainability priorities, like Indigenous economic advancement, social and affordable housing, and the climate transition. The new Impact Investing ...

Agtech for Earth and space gets backing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Breakthrough Victoria and La Trobe University will co-invest $500,000 through La Trobe's Eagle Fund to support the development of sustainable farming solutions for both Earth and space. Gaia Project Australia is a Melbourne-based agricultural technology ...

FarmCap enhances lending solutions for farmers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Non-bank lender FarmCap has launched a private credit agricultural mortgage fund to help Australian farmers access financing. The FarmCap Private Credit Agricultural Mortgage Fund is a diversified portfolio of mortgage-backed loans and is being launched ...

Disclosure of climate risks doubles in four years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
The number of companies reporting on the impact of climate risks in their financial statements has more than doubled in the last four years. That's according to a review of the financial statements of the largest companies from the ASX 200, 50 listed ...

5000 European ESG funds investing in fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Close to 5000 European funds being marketed as ESG hold interests in companies involved in fossil fuels, research shows. Close to 5000 funds being marketed as ESG in Europe hold interests in companies involved in fossil fuels, research shows. Analysing ...

CEFC gives $160m to sustainable real estate credit projects

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is partnering with Goldman Sachs Alternatives to pour $160 million into sustainable real estate. The investment is being made alongside the Goldman-managed Real Estate Credit Partners (RECP IV) fund and will ...

Net zero, energy transition key election items: Grattan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Ahead of the federal election, the Grattan Institute has highlighted the move to net zero and energy transition as areas that should be prioritised by whoever wins. In terms of major reforms Grattan is calling for to achieve a net-zero economy, the ...

CFA Institute scrubs 'ESG' from ESG certificate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
The CFA Institute is dropping 'ESG' from the name of its Certificate in ESG Investing. The CFA Institute's Certificate in ESG Investing will be renamed the Sustainable Investing Certificate from April 8. According to the CFA Institute: "Since ...

Deputy chair appointed to ARENA board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
A deputy chair has been named on the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) board for the first time, while a new appointee has also been welcomed. Marianna O'Gorman has been reappointed as a director on the ARENA board and also appointed to the ...

Advertisers to adhere to new Environmental Claims Code

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
This month marked the introduction of the Australian Association of National Advertisers' (AANA) Environmental Claims Code, another weapon in the fight against greenwashing. Effective March 1, advertisers and marketers across Australia must apply ...