Podcast: Investing in PFAS solutions with Georgia HallBY ROSE MARY PETRASS | TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2025 7:00AMIn August, it was revealed that PFAS known as 'forever chemicals' have been found in water filtration plants and even in platypus livers across NSW, which Australian authorities said were at a 'safe' level of exposure for the population - a level which is considered unsafe by US standards. Georgia Hall is the London-based ESG and investment director, global listed infrastructure, with Maple-Brown Abbot. The boutique investment manager recently put out a paper outlining the impact of PFAS on water infrastructure investments and what investors can do about it. Stream all episodes of The Greener Way here. |
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