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Climate a top concern for Australia's C-Suite

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... "People have started to realise that climate change is not this narrow small thing that you outsource to one part of the business to go and do," said head of Deloitte Access Economics Pradeep Philip. "Dealing with sustainability has to wash through your ...

Bloom raises $525,000 in seed funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... climate impact goals with a minimum investment of $500. The $525,000 seed round funding will be used to hire one full-time business development resource, improve operations and grow the community, according to Bloom Impact co-founder and CEO Camille ...

Australian businesses exposed to EU carbon levy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... iron and steel," Nelson said. "But the long term implications are for the precedent it sets for applying these things to business in Australia. "What it also does is drive this need for corporates in Australia to understand how they stack up in the context ...

New Forests appoints new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... director, Australia and New Zealand since 2016 and held the additional responsibility of senior managing director for the US business since 2019. In that time, the business has grown from $3 billion to $10 billion. "Mark is a proven, strategic leader ...

Podcast: How to spot greenwashing

THE GREENER WAY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
John Pabon, corporate sustainability consultant, former UN advisor and analyst, and author, joins us to speak about what Australian businesses of all sizes can do to ensure they are not contributing to the rising prevalence of greenwashing, how to spot ...

APAC outperforms amid global sustainable finance pullback

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... stakeholders are looking at companies through the ESG lens," she said. "That is becoming one of the barometers for any business that they're looking into acquiring. ESG aspects have become entrenched into the aspect of dealmaking. "Not just the headline ...

Deloitte launches green tech initiative for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
Deloitte has launched GreenSpace Tech, a collaborative initiative to commercialise and scale climate technology solutions. The global initiative assists businesses - particularly those in the hard-to-abate sectors - to achieve their net zero commitments ...

Podcast: Insuring climate-resilient businesses

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
In this episode, we speak with James Thompson, senior vice president, division manager - Asia-Pacific at insurer FM Global. James talks about the engineering challenges facing businesses as they adapt to climate change, the role the insurer can play ...

ASFI outlines roadmap for sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... reporting standards look at the material risks of climate or other sustainability factors on the financial value of a business or institution," said ASFI CEO Kristy Graham. "What a taxonomy does is credibly measure the sustainability outcomes created ...

Pathzero completes Series A fundraising round

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
Carbon emissions reporting platform Pathzero has raised more than $15 million in Series A funding, including allocations from Carthona Capital and Clyde Bank Holdings. Pathzero has developed Pathzero Navigator, a carbon reporting and analysis tool for ...