Environmental

Acorns launches ethical investment portfolio option Emerald Portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
Micro-investing app Acorns has launched a new ethical investment portfolio option.

Carnegie Clean Energy to participate in global partnership to push Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
Carnegie Clean Energy has been selected to participate in a program backed by the U.S. State Department and Unreasonable Group to focus on achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

VicSuper launches updated Socially Conscious investment option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
VicSuper has launched a Socially Conscious investment option, which invests in companies based on a custom index tailored to take into account action on climate change and on social issues like human rights and labour rights.

Sustainable Platform assesses database of companies against SDGs, performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
A Perth-based organisation of academics and finance professionals have launched The Sustainable Platform, a searchable database of companies meant to assist companies in screening portfolios to absolute sustainability performance metrics.

Sustainable Melbourne Fund, Victorian government to spread word on EUAs to SMEs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
The Sustainable Melbourne Fund and the Victorian government will collaborate on a program to educate small and medium enterprises on how to access environmental upgrade agreements (EUAs).

Investors decry decision by United States president to withdraw from Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
Groups and institutional investors have condemned the decision by the president of the United States to withdraw the country from the Paris Agreement.

CEFC publishes report on best practice initiatives for property sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has published a report identifying 50 best practice initiatives to improve properties as part of the broader industry push towards net zero carbon buildings.

New Forests expands on forestry sector's role in investment, bio-economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
The forestry sector has investment role to play in both removing and storing carbon from the atmosphere, as well as its contribution to a rising bio-economy, according to New Forests.

Artisan raises $26 million for the Clean Energy Seed Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
Artisan has raised $26 million in capital for the Clean Energy Seed Fund, including commitments from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), Australian Ethical Investment, Hostplus and Future Super.

CEFC makes tenth large scale solar project allocation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed $60 million to a 42.5MW solar farm in Queensland.