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Banksia Foundation National Awards highlight sustainable innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... Banksia Award at the 33 rd annual Banksia National Sustainability Awards. Planet Protector Packaging received both the Agriculture and Regional Development Award, and the Gold Banksia Award, for its unique product WOOLPACK. WOOLPACK is already being ...

Nanuk launches global sustainable equities ETP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... fund holds a globally diversified portfolio of companies involved in areas such as clean energy, energy efficiency, agriculture, water, waste management, recycling, digital technologies, advanced manufacturing and sustainable materials," said Nanuk chief ...

CEFC reaches $10 billion landmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... developments from renewable energy generation to energy storage and cleantech innovation." CEFC investments span energy, agriculture, infrastructure, property and resources and projects in which CEFC has investment commitments are forecast to avoid estimated ...

Apostle Funds Management launches people and planet fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... returns in line with traditional balanced funds. The fund excludes a range of industries, including fossil fuels, animal agriculture, armaments and gambling. Investee companies are also assessed for human rights violations, unethical corporate governance ...

CEFC backs soil health technology platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... companies and policymakers, CEFC said. Other backers include Perivoli Innovations and Australian investor Tiverton Agriculture Impact Fund. Downforce is led by a team including chief scientific officer Jacquie McGlade, a former chief scientist of the ...

Banksia Foundation announces awards finalists

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... diverse categories including biodiversity, sustainable tourism, future cities, health and wellbeing, ethical sourcing, agriculture and regional development, circular transition, diversity, net zero action, SME transformation, large business, youth and ...

Leading Harvest to bring ag sustainability standard to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
Warakirri Asset Management and Kilter Rural will take part in a pilot program that will bring an agriculture and food production sustainability assurance program to Australia. Leading Harvest is a non-profit that has developed the Farmland Management ...

Decarbonisation a key megatrend in private markets: BlackRock

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... understanding of policy, innovation, cost and resilience, which can create opportunities in power, transportation industry and agriculture, BlackRock noted. Infrastructure specifically will be influenced by what BlackRock calls the 3Ds - decarbonisation ...

2021 theme in review: biodiversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... The report outlines industries with high dependency on biodiversity through operations include fisheries, forestry, agriculture and aquaculture; food, beverages and tobacco; heat utilities; construction, while industries with high impacts on biodiversity ...

SGX mandates TCFD, diversity reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainability reports from the 2022 financial year. Climate reporting will then be mandatory for issuers in the financial, agriculture, food and forest products, and energy industries from FY 2023, while the materials and buildings, and transportation ...