For Purpose Investment Partners demonstrates local impact to a global standard
For Purpose Investment Partners’ Impact Report 2024 outlines its approach to impact measurement and the performance of portfolio companies and projects.
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Challenge to Australian investment advisors launched with a $170m philanthropic investment pool
Endowments for Impact Challenge — a first-of-its kind open tender competition for Australian investment advisors on behalf of six philanthropic trusts and foundations seeks to appoint advisers to manage a $170m+ investment pool.
Keep readingGlobal impact investing market 2024: trends, performance & allocations
Over the past five years the global impact investing market grew by 14% per annum, according to the latest market intelligence report from the Global Impact Investing Network.
Keep readingBeZero Carbon partners with Trovio to make carbon markets more efficient
Global carbon ratings agency BeZero Carbon has partnered with Australian technology provider Trovio to allow traders to manage their risk using carbon ratings.
Keep readingPass the aged care Bill, says Senate inquiry
The Senate committee reviewing the legislation for a new Aged Care Act has recommended the bill be passed, but the coalition senators have called for a long list of recommendations.
Keep readingDeals
Solving Australia’s SDA housing shortage
CrowdProperty is helping to fill the gap in specialist disability accommodation dwellings by aligning themselves with operators in the market who can develop fit-for-purpose housing.
Healthtech software Cérge poised to rapidly scale as it seeks capital
Healthtech startup Cérge has ambitious growth goals to make a positive difference to the lives of the 4.4 million Australians with a disability
Impact Investing
Impact Investment Summit speaker Viktor Shvets: how to avoid a world on fire
Having just been announced as a speaker at Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific 2025, Viktor sat down with me to discuss his latest book and what investors can expect in the coming decade.
Convergence blended finance workshops
Convergence, supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and the Foundations Group for Impact Investing (FGII), recently held two workshops on blended finance.
Conscious Investment Management Reflects on its FY2024 Impact
Conscious Investment Management (CIM) has released its annual Impact Report, sharing its investing activities, lessons learned and the positive impact of the portfolio over FY2024.
Climate & Environment
Ecotone’s Planet Fund: Funding the Climate Transition
Seeking to capitalise on the structural changes driven by the climate transition, Ecotone Partners’ Planet Fund aims to generate alpha returns derived from differentiated, proprietary deal flow while driving tangible, near-term climate impact.
IEA’s Renewables 2024, Analysis and Forecast to 2030
The International Energy Agency’s annual renewables report, Renewables 2024 Analysis and forecast to 2030, reinforces the urgent need for clear and stable policy frameworks and targets to drive investment in Australia’s energy transition.
Australian technology powers climate disclosure compliance amid Royal Assent of the Climate Reporting Law
Australia’s sustainability reporting framework is now officially in place, mandating climate-related financial disclosures and aligning Australian law with international standards.