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Giant Leap completes fundraise for second impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... group's first fund: sustainable living, health and wellbeing and empowering people, including investments in health tech, climate tech, mental health, education and sustainability. Giant Leap II has already invested in several startups including More ...

CBRE rolls out sustainability data-intelligence platform for commercial property

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... of our market-leading solution and marks a crucial step in our go-to-market strategy to help real estate players tackle climate change and meet net zero targets, particularly in the Americas and the Asia Pacific region."

Australian wellbeing hits record low

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... of age. However, the survey found that young people are also the most optimistic about the possibility of controlling climate change compared to other age groups. In general, more Australians fell below the normal range for personal wellbeing, particularly ...

Investing in First Nations People

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... the health and wealth gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. It will also prove essential to solving the climate crisis, the speakers agreed. Although Indigenous Peoples comprise less than 5% of the world population, they protect 80% ...

Graforce and Worley to scale GHG-free hydrogen gas technology in APAC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... transportation methods. "The entire APAC region is looking for green technologies for existing energy sources to achieve climate targets," said Jens Hanke, chief technology officer of Graforce. "The cooperation with Worley is an important step for us ...

Could the anti-woke movement take hold in Australia?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... veto to fight a Republican proposal to prevent pension fund managers from basing investment decisions on factors like climate change. And just last week Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill barring state officials from investing public ...

No pause button on greenwashing action: ASIC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... relation to sustainable finance-related products and services. This follows the government proposal to introduce a mandatory climate-change related disclosure regime for large businesses and financial institutions in Australia. "Greenwashing is a corrosive ...

Renewable energy, climate in spotlight in Federal Budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... was a central part of the Federal Budget unveiled by Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Tuesday night. In addition to action on climate, the Budget also included an $8 million allocation to establish a federal government Anti-Slavery Commissioner, a move that ...

Labor's five step plan for biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... from government to enable business to address the biodiversity crisis with the same level of speed and attention as the climate crisis. According to analysis from 2020 over half of the world's GDP is moderately or highly dependent on nature and its ...

ESG salaries revealed, talent shortage predicted as demand surges

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... vary significantly depending on the role or organisation. The necessary skillsets range across broad ESG issues such as climate change, human rights, modern slavery, biodiversity, the report found. The top ESG skills in high demand include: research ...