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Instos eye climate tech startups

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
Responsible investor Australian Ethical and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) have each committed $15 million into the first close of the new fund curated by Climate Tech Partners (CTP). CTP is a local climate venture platform deploying capital ...

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025. The study compiled by Giant Leap ...

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts. A panel discussing how board members should measure up at the recent Responsible Investment ...

AGL mulls sale of Tilt Renewables

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
AGL Energy has confirmed it is considering selling its 20% stake in the wind and solar energy generator. Yesterday, AGL was forced to comment following reporting by the Australian Financial Review that it was selling its interest in Tilt Renewables. ...

Green moves: Australian Ethical, Optus

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
The $13 billion fund manager is welcoming a former Perpetual executive to its investment team. Nathan Parkin has been appointed Australian Ethical's head of equities, effective June 13, and will play a critical role in steering the ethical manager's ...

Podcast: Measuring nature assets in portfolios

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
In this episode of The Greener Way, host Michelle Baltazar discusses the transition to nature-positive investment portfolios with Lucian Peppelenbos, climate and biodiversity strategist at Robeco. Lucian shares his insights on the importance of incorporating ...

Mind the reporting gap: ASX companies urged to improve

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
Research from UNSW finds that while 97% of ASX100 companies report on social topics, most disclosures are inconsistent in quality and difficult to compare due to a lack of standardisation. ASX100 companies are being urged to go beyond simple box-ticking ...

New Forests enters Vietnamese timber industry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... and supporting the development of a traceable, high-value supply chain that benefits both local communities and the environment."

Australia's $800bn food industry has highest hidden costs per capita

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, has released its inaugural report on the $800 billion Australian food industry, highlighting the importance of identifying and measuring "hidden costs" to ensure sustainability. In its Towards a state of the ...

Carbon tariffs on some imports urgently needed: Climate Energy Finance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
Despite the raging global trade war, Climate Energy Finance (CEF) is calling for carbon tariffs on some imports and for Australia to lead the way for a regional Asian carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM). CEF argues in its new report A price on ...
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