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HMC Capital announces new $50m investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
HMC Capital has announced a strategic investment in Stor-Energy, a specialist developer, owner, and operator of utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS). This represents the first investment by HMC's Energy Transition platform which is ...

QIC invests in Australian biotech start-up

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) has announced a new investment in a Brisbane-based biotech start-up. Gelomics has developed a 3D tissue culture system that allows scientists to grow microscopic representations of human tissue to eliminate the ...

Investible, top VCs back Fugu Carbon

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Fugu Carbon, the new venture by co-founders behind Sun Cable, successfully raised $1.65 million from leading venture capitalists. The fundraising was led by venture capitalist Investible, and included participation from investors Jelix and Electrifi ...

Allspring defends exit from climate group

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... That remains true today. "Since then, we have advanced our stewardship platform and resources that help protect client capital by improving investee disclosures and information flow that in turn informs and improves investment decision-making. "Our direct ...

Ex-Moody's chief rejoins standards setter

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and the IFRS Foundation, recently signed an agreement to strengthen sustainable capital markets by improving sustainability and climate reporting in emerging markets and developing economies. More than half (55%) ...

LGIM, Generation, MUFG to report on nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... which protects nature and preserves a habitable climate we must drive the growth of sustainable investing and expand what capital values. "We believe the TNFD recommendations and nature-related disclosures will help create the enabling conditions for ...

Podcast: Beyond ESG - UN PRI stewardship and engagement initiatives with David Atkin

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... long list of accolades to his name and prior experience at the helm of entities the likes of the Climate Council, AMP Capital, Cbus Super, ESSSuper, and more. Senior journalist and host Rose Mary Petrass sits down with David to discuss the latest developments ...

Demand for human rights solutions intensifies

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Ahead of launch in September, the social equivalent of the TCFD has unveiled its key functions as a UN body turns the spotlight on passive funds to do more on human rights. The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights says investors must engage ...

Climate Change Authority appoints new chair

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... source would be "far too expensive" and "take far too long". The CCA's new member is Patty Akopiantz of Assembly Climate Capital. Akopiantz is a non-executive director at KPMG, a chair at Environmental Leadership Australia, alongside multiple other director ...

First dedicated transition fund for emerging markets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... vehicle for climate finance. The fund offers capped risk-adjusted returns for private investors with at least 10% of total capital to be contributed by Brookfield to ensure alignment investment partners. The capital will be deployed in South and Central ...