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NZ Super Fund invests US$65 million in Rubicon Global

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... Direct Capital, Pioneer Capital, Pencarrow, Waterman Capital and Movac. "It's pleasing to be able to leverage our timeframe, scale and diversification to support growth companies such as Rubicon that, while established from a technology point of view ...

Pollinate Energy merges with US-based Empower Generation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... across a global organisation that is changing millions of lives," Cherneff said. "This is a crucial milestone on our path to scale, and we are showing the world that innovative collaborations can break down barriers to growth for social enterprises like ...

Rising importance of sustainability in the commercial real estate industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... environment quality of a building or tenancy and its impact on the environment. Ratings are given on a 1-star to 6-star scale. A 6-star rating demonstrates market-leading performance, while a 1-star rating means the building or tenancy has considerable ...

Mercer hires three consultants to responsible investment team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... clients who are looking to address ESG risks and opportunities, including climate change, on both a regional and global scale."

Protecting impact from Greenwash - Duncan Paterson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... their fixed interest offering. The primary challenge faced by originators of impact investments has traditionally been the scale of the investment opportunities they dealt with. As soon as an investor with the scale of a pension fund looked at an individual ...

$12.5 million ARENA initiative to fund distributed energy resources projects, studies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... are going to play a huge role in Australia's future energy mix," Frischknecht said. "Rather than just focussing on large-scale generation and storage, ARENA is looking at how we can integrate and orchestrate behind-the-meter assets such as rooftop solar ...

The Fred Hollows Foundation invests in eye care centre social enterprise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... microfinance organisations and is designed to blend philanthropy to address barriers to growth and private capital to fund scale." "What my co-founder and I decided is that we wanted to seek out a professional, socially motivated organisation that has ...

CEFC signs agreement with Metro Finance to launch green vehicle finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... emissions. This could be dramatically reduced if businesses replace their old vehicle fleets with best-in-class models. "The scale of emissions reduction that can be achieved through upgrading vehicles with already available technology is staggering. ...

CEFC commits $30 million to Coleambally Solar Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... support Neoen's investments in the construction of new solar generation in New South Wales," said Monique Miller, CEFC's large-scale solar lead. "As well as driving lower emissions and regional employment, these investments are delivering renewable energy ...

SVA Diversified Impact Fund receives more than $10m in funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... project." The fund will be making debt and equity investments in social purpose organisations that are post-revenue, ready to scale, and focused on creating social impact in Australia, SVA said. Oppes cited the example of STREAT, an organisation which ...