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JANA hires first head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... already leading the way in sustainable investment practices, and as Australia's largest investment consultancy has the scale to truly influence the future for the industry. "I look forward to embarking on this journey to continuously improve, support ...

PE, VC vehicles to drive sustainable investment pipeline

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
Private equity and venture capital are increasingly seen as asset classes where social and environmental impacts as well as financial return can be scaled up, according to a panel of fund managers. Speaking at the recent Responsible Investment Association ...

ARENA commits more than $100 million to clean hydrogen projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has approved more than $100 million towards three commercial-scale renewable hydrogen projects. ARENA will provide up to $42.5 to Engie Renewables Australia Pty Ltd (Engie)'s 10 MW electrolyser project ...

Responsible investors called to action on First Nations Peoples

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... Nations peoples' participation and voices in investment and the Responsible Investment community; and increase access, scale and impact of First Nations peoples' related investment activity. "The whole purpose of me coming to talk to RIAA is ...

Earth Day brings tidings of climate change commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... in a highly divided Senate. "We believe the Biden administration's key challenge will be maximizing the incentives to scale advanced and knowledge-intensive renewable energy/closed-loop solutions while balancing social and economic considerations ...

BlackRock, Temasek form partnership to invest in decarbonisation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... of our stakeholders over the long term, and investors will have the opportunity to help deliver innovative solutions at scale to address climate challenges." The partnership will leverage both firms' expertise in sourcing and underwriting private ...

Coles sets net zero target with absolute emissions reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... recently announced with deal with the operators of the Lal Lal Wind Farms near Ballarat, Victoria, for the purchase of large-scale generation certificates for renewable electricity until the end of 2030. Under the agreement, Coles Group will purchase ...

Consultant launches responsible investment index for manager selection

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... make progress. "What we tried to do is really try to simplify it and build it out." The ERIG index evaluates funds on a scale of ten for each of the seven categories, and presents the category scores to clients to help them judge where fund managers ...

$150 million impact fund to target small companies for investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... wanting impact returns, to actually make it attractive to both for investors who want something of sufficient size, range, and scale," said Chris Selth, CEO and chief investment officer of Beckon Capital. Beckon Capital started with a "proof of concept ...

ARENA to provide finance for pumped hydro facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... CEO. "... The Australian Government's first Low Emissions Technology Statement has highlighted the importance of large scale energy storage solutions to facilitate more low cost solar and wind generated electricity into the grid. "Large scale storage ...