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Hamilton Lane raises $370m for second impact fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Hamilton Lane has announced the final closing of Hamilton Lane Impact Fund II with $370 million raised, more than 3.75 times larger than its predecessor fund. This brings the private markets investment management firm's total impact and sustainable ...

Octopus Energy makes waves with £1.5bn renewable energy investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... Japanese renewables. As part of its expansion efforts, an additional £300 million (AU$565 million) will be used to expand its tech innovation hub in Tokyo. The group says the investment will allow them to hire an estimated 1000 additional staff in green ...

Investment opportunities in a changing global food system

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... providing steady demand, the report found. Precision agriculture opportunities with global agriculture equipment makers and tech start-ups were found to offer growth potential, particularly in Latin America. The cultivated meat market was found to be ...

AI and ESG: risk or opportunity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is already rapidly disrupting various industries, speeding up processes and making fast work of huge amounts of data, and investors and businesses need to analyse the material ESG risks and opportunities of ...

It pays to go green: top ETF megatrends for long-term growth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... (ETF) investment megatrends - highlighting opportunities for growth in decarbonisation - including clean energy, minerals and tech. "Thematic ETFs are very important to investors' portfolios because they identify long-term structural trends and leverage ...

Giant Leap completes fundraise for second impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... by the group's first fund: sustainable living, health and wellbeing and empowering people, including investments in health tech, climate tech, mental health, education and sustainability. Giant Leap II has already invested in several startups including ...

Graforce and Worley to scale GHG-free hydrogen gas technology in APAC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Global engineering and project delivery firm Worley has announced a partnership with German hydrogen plant provider Graforce to expand the use of methane electrolysis (plasmalysis) technology in APAC. The technology allows for the conversion of natural ...

Renewable energy, climate in spotlight in Federal Budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
The transition to a renewable energy future was a central part of the Federal Budget unveiled by Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Tuesday night. In addition to action on climate, the Budget also included an $8 million allocation to establish a federal government ...

Government advisors call for investment in circular economy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
The concept of a circular economy presents both risks and rewards for investors in the transition to a sustainable, low carbon economy. At the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors' annual conference in Sydney, advisory members of the Circular ...

Super funds ESG options underweight BHP, overweight CSL: Rainmaker Information

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Super fund ESG options on average have "sharply reduced" exposure to BHP, Woodside Energy and Transurban while being overweight CSL, Telstra and ResMed, according to Rainmaker Information. Rainmaker Information has released its most recent Rainmaker ...