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CBA invests in native seed merchant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... in Nindethana Seed Service Pty Ltd (Nindethana). The deal sees CBA enter into a strategic partnership with Greening Australia Ltd, a not-for-profit environmental enterprise and majority shareholder of Nindethana. As part of this partnership, CBA and ...

Experts evaluate impact of Modern Slavery Act review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
The proposed reforms to Australia's Modern Slavery Act will serve to improve transparency and enhance focus on remedies and remediation of instances of modern slavery, according to experts. Last week, the Australian government tabled a sweeping review ...

Are investors walking the walk when it comes to voting on biodiversity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... moderately or highly dependent on nature. Following the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework adopted in 2022, Australia is set to establish a Nature Repair Market, mainstreaming biodiversity into public and private decision-making and boosting ...

Hejaz invests in Islamic Bank Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Hejaz Group has bought a $10 million stake in Islamic Bank Australia, a move that will see Hejaz abandon its plan to obtain its own retail banking license. Hejaz, an Australian Islamic financial services provider, is funding the investment into Islamic ...

CSIRO to build Australia-first mobile hydrogen generator

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... the hydrogen sector and will be the first unit using Australian technology to produce hydrogen from a liquid carrier. "Australia has the potential to become an energy superpower through hydrogen, but we need to find better methods of safely transporting ...

Greening Australia names new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Greening Australia has hired a new chief executive officer. Heather Campbell joins Greening Australia from Bush Heritage Australia, where she was CEO for four and a half years. Campbell also holds current and previous board and leadership positions ...

Review recommends significant reforms to Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... Türkiye, Tajikistan, United Arab Emirates, Russia, Afghanistan, and Kuwait. Walk Free noted that the United Kingdom, Australia and the Netherlands have the strongest government responses to modern slavery. However, the report also found that 41,000 ...

Aussie start up secures Japanese investor for seaweed production

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... ruminant livestock by up to 98% when added to feed. Methane from livestock is one of largest sources of GHG emissions in Australia, and last year the Albanese Government joined the global pledge to cut methane emissions by 30% by 2030. The Australian ...

ISSB to unlock sustainable capital: IFRS exec

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... standards at the forthcoming Fiona Wain Oration, an annual event held by the Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSDA) next week. McBrien, an Australian who is based in London, has played an active role in establishing and overseeing ...

Octopus Energy makes waves with £1.5bn renewable energy investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... Jackson said the investment would strengthen the global energy transition by linking the group's businesses in Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, the UK and Europe. "International cooperation is the key to creating an energy transition which ...