From ESG to Impact: Reframing the Hierarchy of ‘Goodness’
Between the two poles of doing good (ESG) and being good (impact), there is the stuff that makes us feel good but achieves little to no change.
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NorthStar Impact Funds
NorthStar Impact is an impact funds manager focused on achieving outcomes by investing in companies listed on stock exchanges. The NorthStar Impact Australian Equities Fund was launched in January 2017…
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Australian Impact Investments
Australian Impact Investments is a recognised market pioneer and leader in providing specialist advice to clients mobilising capital for positive environmental and social impact alongside financial value. We work with…
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Deals
Lug & Carrie is Raising Capital to Bring Electric Bikes to the Masses
The Melbourne-based startup was founded by two brothers to get people moving, and out of their cars.
BRAC International Boosts Microfinance Capacity with Global Debt Program
The raise was led by Global Partnerships, an impact fund manager from Seattle, as well as Proparco, the French development bank.
Climate action
How Ethereum Cut Power Use by 99.9% & Carbon Credit Impacts
Guy Dickinson from Beta Carbon explains the impacts of ‘The Merge’, and evolution of Aus carbon markets
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ENGIE Building $87M Green-Hydrogen Plant in the Pilbara, with Funding From ARENA
It will be Australia’s largest green hydrogen production facility, and one of the largest in the world
Contrarian Ventures closes $US100M Round
The lithuanian-based VC firm invested in Aussie startup Zoomo, alongside Grok Ventures and Mike Cannon-Brooks
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‘Shareholder Earth’ – Patagonia Redefines the Corporation
Rather than falling into the paradox of buying more goods branded as ‘sustainable’, we should simply buy less, and buy the best quality we can afford.
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New Forests Branches-out with New Agriculture
The sustainable forestry firm will continue the expansion of its agricultural asset holdings with the new business unit
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Paul Ramsay Foundation Invests $10M in Palisade Impact Fund
This investment will be PRF’s 20th impact deal since 2020, and pushes its total allocation beyond $100M.
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Impact Profile: Krzysztof Dembek
Krzysztof (Chris) Dembek is a Lecturer in Social Impact at the Centre for Social Impact, Swinburne University of Technology
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Impact Profile: Vilija Robinson
Vilija Robinson is Investment Manager at Palisade Impact
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Impact Profile: Lillian Kline
Lillian Kline is CEO of the Impact Outfit and Chief Impact Advisor at Lineage Group
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