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IFM Investors commits to US biogas developer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
IFM Investors is acquiring a majority stake in a US-based biogas developer, owner and operator. The purchase of GreenGasUSA is part of IFM Investor's IFM Net Zero Infrastructure Fund (IFM NZIF). It is the first investment into the low-carbon fuels sector ...

Safeguard Mechanism reforms to prompt ACCU demand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
Demand for Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) will continue to be high, but there is an increased risk in a cumulative shortfall to 2030. An independent review of the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) scheme - the Chubb Review - has found the ...

Sustainability reporting, biodiversity, social high on ASX agenda: UBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... 45 most talked about ESG related topics over the last five years. The analysis showed that topics including greenwashing, green finance, nature-based solutions and the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) increasing from "a base of ...

Ethical, sustainable ETFs top $9bn: Betashares

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... was," Liddell said. "What ASIC didn't do, of course, is that it hasn't done what Europe and Japan has done, which is define green. It does mean that in this interim period, a lot of the players are in a bit of a limbo."

Podcast: Building climate impact with Bloom

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... open climate impact to a broader investment audience and what inspired this digital marketing professional to found a deep green fintech product. Bloom recently announced it had raised $525,000 in seed round funding. The climate impact app's funding ...

Climate a top concern for Australia's C-Suite

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... years, according to new research from Deloitte. Yet according to Deloitte's 2023 CxO Sustainability Report: Accelerating the Green Transition, 79% of c-suite executives are optimistic that economic growth can be achieved while also reaching climate change ...

CFA Societies in call for uniform ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
CFA Societies Australia is calling on global asset managers to adopt uniform disclosure standards for ESG investment products. Given the intensifying focus on greenwashing that shows no sign of abating in 2023, CFA Societies is highlighting the need ...

Bloom raises $525,000 in seed funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
Fintech Bloom Impact has raised $525,000 in seed round funding. The climate impact app's funding round was led by Euphemia, the family office of Up co-founder Dominic Pym, and with Envato founders Collis and Cyan Ta'eed. Bloom Impact offers ...

Australian businesses exposed to EU carbon levy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
Australian businesses must prepare for the impacts of a forthcoming Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) from the European Union, according to EY. In recent weeks, the EU has reached agreement on the structure of the CBAM, which would place a financial ...

New Forests appoints new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... commitments for the African Forestry Impact Platform (AFIP) fund and announced its first acquisition. AFIP will acquire Green Resources, East Africa's largest forest development and wood processing company. The fund is a partnership between New Forests ...