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CBA invests in native seed merchant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... banking and markets. "As the world focuses on meeting carbon reduction targets, the issues of biodiversity and natural capital are increasingly in the spotlight," Hinchliff said. "Australia's unique ecology and vast land space give us the potential ...

The importance of additionality in impact investing

MATT LAWTON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... investing, additionality helps to generate positive outcomes that may not otherwise occur without the value of engagement or capital investment. It furthers the drive toward positive impact by accelerating or strengthening impact investment objectives. ...

Are investors walking the walk when it comes to voting on biodiversity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... Market, mainstreaming biodiversity into public and private decision-making and boosting private investment in natural capital and nature-based solutions. But investors are failing to take biodiversity loss seriously, the report found, bringing into question ...

Hejaz invests in Islamic Bank Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... Australian Islamic financial services provider, is funding the investment into Islamic Bank Australia through internal capital, and "is also currently raising externally to fund expansion efforts, including into overseas markets," Hejaz said. Hejaz did ...

Hamilton Lane raises $370m for second impact fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... than its predecessor fund. This brings the private markets investment management firm's total impact and sustainable capital to more than $850 million raised since early 2021, the fund announced. During the same period the firm also raised over $500 ...

Aussie start up secures Japanese investor for seaweed production

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Australian seaweed start-up Immersion Group has attracted investment from a Japanese investor to ramp up production of a native seaweed species that reduces the methane produced by ruminant livestock by up to 98% when added to feed. Methane from livestock ...

ISSB to unlock sustainable capital: IFRS exec

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... (ISSB) accounting standards will reshape the way businesses report and allow investors to make better decisions to allocate capital to sustainable projects, according to the IFRS Foundation chief of strategic affairs and capacity building. Mardi McBrien ...

AI and ESG: risk or opportunity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... qualified ESG professionals expected to continue through 2023, AI tools could aide companies in coping with a lack of human capital. AI is already being applied to analyse corporate governance data, track ESG risks and opportunities and enhance sustainability ...

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

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... committing to electrifying their fleets by offering a wider range of EV models, committing billions of dollars of investment capital to retool factories. "Thematic ETFs have enabled investors to be nimble and respond to market moves locally and abroad," ...

Giant Leap completes fundraise for second impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Impact venture capital fund Giant Leap has completed fundraising for its second impact fund, tripling the size of its inaugural fund. The Giant Leap II fund is backed by NRMA, entrepreneurs including Kate Morris, Dom Pym and Roger Allan. Giant Leap ...