Foresight Group

Earlier this month, we took our Hydrogen Horizons event series to Tokyo. The event provided valuable insights into the future of global hydrogen markets and regulatory landscapes. We were delighted to have Felicity Underhill, member of the FHIF Independent Industry Expert Panel, join us to deliver a keynote exploring the rapid growth of the global hydrogen market and its critical role in driving the clean energy transition. In the video below, Chris Holmes, Partner, and Joe Davis, Investment Director, discuss the hydrogen opportunity in Japan for this rapidly evolving sector. For more information, visit https://lnkd.in/eZJ6K8Z5 #hydrogen #decarbonisation #hydrogenhorizons #energytransition #investing

We are pleased to announce that Foresight Enterprise VCT is now open for fundraising. The Board has launched a new offer for subscription to raise up to £20 million (with an over-allotment facility to raise up to a further £10 million) through the issue of new shares. The offer will provide shareholders and new investors with a further opportunity to invest in the Company and benefit from the VCT tax reliefs available to qualifying investors. Foresight Enterprise VCT has a diversified portfolio of over 35 innovative and fast-growing businesses with strong and proven leadership teams that are seeking an injection of capital to support their growth. Find out more about Foresight Enterprise here: https://lnkd.in/emXhwN2M Read the full RNS here: https://lnkd.in/ebS3-FaD #VCT #VentureCapital #Fundraising

Helge Hansen, Portfolio Manager, recently joined Brigette Reid, CEO of Frontierra, at #COP16 on the panel “Beyond Disclosure: Navigating Nature-related Data and Analytics”.   During the panel, they highlighted our joint efforts to develop a cloud-based platform that utilises space technology, empowering corporations and financial institutions to swiftly evaluate their nature-related risks and opportunities. This initiative supports organisations on their journey with the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD).   In a related discussion, the panel on “Aligning Financial Flows with the Global Biodiversity Framework” also emphasised that #carbon and #biodiversity credits will play a key role to attract finance for nature restoration.    #COP16 #naturalcapital #NbS #sustainableinvestment #TCFD #TNFD

We are delighted to see Edward Lloyd, Head of Australia, feature in IPE Real Assets, discussing Australia’s AU$320 billion path to net zero and the essential investment needed to modernise its vast National Electricity Market.   Our Australian Renewables Income Fund (ARIF) is highlighted as a leader in this transition, with over AU$1 billion invested across wind, solar, and hydro assets.   Read the full article to learn how Australia’s stable investment environment and strategic location offer attractive opportunities for international investors: https://lnkd.in/eHd8aE9V #investing #energytransition #netzero #australia #wind #solar #hydro

We are pleased to announce that the Board of Foresight Enterprise VCT Plc has declared a special interim dividend of 7.1p per share which will be paid on 15 November 2024, following a successful period of realisations. The value of the investment portfolio increased by £8.7 million in the last six months and the Fund has announced its intention to fundraise later this year. To read the full RNS announcement, click here: https://lnkd.in/eKQqhBSa To read the RNS announcement regarding the Fund’s intention to fundraise, click here: https://lnkd.in/eNeqQS2U To read the RNS announcement for the Half Year Report for the period ending 30 June 2024, click here: https://lnkd.in/e7rYJrYE #VentureCapital #Dividend #VCT

Global Head of Sustainability and Sustainable Finance, Åse Bergstedt shares her wish list with PA Future ahead of the Autumn Budget this afternoon. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eBd6v_w3 #GreenEconomy #EnergyTransition #Budget

Bernard Fairman, Founder and Executive Chairman, features in City AM, where he discusses the critical role of championing entrepreneurship in driving the UK's economic growth and prosperity. "We need to encourage young people to aspire to create something out of nothing. And when they fail, to see this not as the end of the road but a learning opportunity before trying again. If we can foster this ambition, and put those who have it in touch with those able to fund it, we will have taken a big step in the right direction. If I were at the start of my career, I would do it all again. There is no more satisfying and rewarding pursuit than building a business and watching it grow. We are fortunate in the UK that so many agree with me on this. Let us make sure that the UK truly is the best place for enterprise. If we do, I’m confident the country’s growth problem will prove less intractable than its recent track record might suggest." Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/edjpxcSD #entrepreneurship #ambition #business #enterprise #UK

We are delighted that Flinders Port Holdings Pty Limited, a Foresight Australia Diversified Infrastructure Trust (DIT) investment, has secured a $70 million commitment from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) to support its decarbonisation efforts. This funding will focus on electrification initiatives across FPH’s operations across seven South Australian ports to accelerate towards low and zero emissions technologies and represents the CEFC’s first investment in the maritime sector. Meena Samaan, DIT Portfolio Manager at Foresight, comments: “CEFC’s support highlights the fantastic work the team at FPH are delivering to demonstrate the transition to a more sustainable maritime sector and in turn, setting an important precedent for the decarbonisation of other maritime ports across Australia.” Foresight's DIT fund is unlisted unit trust focused on infrastructure investments across multiple sectors, including renewable energy, transportation, and water assets. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gAvbTvDS #RenewableEnergy #Solar #EnergyTransition

Building on key learnings from our European and Australian infrastructure portfolios our latest report unpacks the decarbonisation of future energy systems. As more capital continues to be allocated into the energy transition, there is a need to think consciously about the portfolio-level implications of investing across a more diversified opportunity set. Find out more and download the report today: https://lnkd.in/eChb5Yrj Jai Mallick, CFA, Christian Philip Tingsgaard Lassen, Arash Zafari MBA, CFA, Dan Wells, Richard Thompson, Tully Robertson #EnergyTransition #RenewableEnergy #EnergyInfrastructure

The Scottish Government has a vision to expand its woodlands to cover 21% of Scotland’s land area by 2032, in turn helping the country to achieve its net zero goals by 2045. Recently, Confor: Confederation of Forest Industries (UK) has been working to help achieve these goals through the creation of a guide which improves the process for locals, communities and the people seeking to create new woodland, and to enable Scotland’s forestry and wood processing sector to make a vital contribution to tackling catastrophic climate change. Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands: “I welcome this guidance, particularly as it has been developed collaboratively with community representatives and with the aim of supporting more and better engagement in the woodland creation process.” McNabb Laurie, Dumfries & Galloway Woodlands, and a Trustee of Upper Urr Environment Trust: “This is a new concept, with the land leased to the community – the first time this has been done in this way on a commercial forestry site in the region or in fact the wider UK! The 20 -year lease …. gives the community a partnership role for public amenity or biodiversity improvements taking place”, We were incredibly pleased to host part of the launch of this guide at the Glaisters Bridge Community Site, a new project which has been leased to the community and features a collaboration between Foresight Group and Upper Urr Environment Trust (UUET). If you are interested to read the full report, please follow the link below: https://lnkd.in/eghMk89X #CommercialForestry #SustainableForestry #Confor #NetZero #Afforestation #Scotland #CommunityEngagement #ForesightGroup