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UniSuper allocates to venture capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
UniSuper has allocated $75 million towards venture capital for its sustainable investment options. UniSuper has secured a relationship with Uniseed, an early-stage commercialisation fund manager. Established in 2000 and now owned by the Universities ...

Conscious Investment Management adopts Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... values-aligned investors including high net worth, charitable foundations and institutional investors, and has invested capital in a range of sectors - from social and affordable housing and Specialist Disability Accommodation, to renewables, and social ...

CEFC, Hostplus, Octopus Australia to invest in renewable energy asset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... in collaboration with the investments made by the CEFC and Hostplus. "We're privileged to take part in this pioneering venture, which has the potential to aid Australia's transition to a low-carbon economy and generate valuable jobs in Gippsland, all ...

AGL takeover bid first, but not last on net zero grounds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... time periods by which we need to achieve levels of decarbonation," Scaysbrook said. "Velocity is critical. If private capital vehicles can transition infrastructure faster and they can make decisions that are very popular to the general public, but unpopular ...

ANZ takes $50 million stake in Pollination Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... debt capital markets, will bring significant opportunities for our customers." Pollination Group has an existing joint venture arrangement with HSBC Asset Management. HSBC Pollination Climate Asset Management was launched in 2020 with the aim of offering ...

"War for talent": ESG professionals in high demand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... "Any organisation that has investors know that they need to have a plan in place." Evans also highlighted that venture capital firms are also seeking to increase their in-house capabilities. "We're seeing the VCs as well hiring ESG specialists because ...

CEFC allocates seed capital for lithium production technology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... development of a commercial demonstration plant, the CEFC said. The seed round also drew support from the US-based venture capital investor The Jeremy and Hannelore Grantham Environmental Trust's Neglected Climate Opportunities LLC. Novalith uses what ...

Venture capital takes on impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Venture capital is pushing further into the impact investing sector, with one VC firm announcing a second impact fund while a second VC firm announces a responsible investment policy. Giant Leap, which pioneered the first impact VC fund in Australia ...

Conscious Investment Management grows team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... impact." Jordan has worked on transactions spanning public and private mergers and acquisitions, growth-equity and venture capital, capital raisings, restructurings and joint-ventures, both in Australia and internationally. "I have spent over a decade ...

HSBC, partners to identify blue carbon projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... Last year, HSBC Global Asset Management and Pollination Group announced they would create a natural capital manager in a venture to mainstream natural capital as an asset class. HSBC Pollination Climate Asset Management "aims to offer investors a wide ...