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Appointment round-up: TelstraSuper, CSIRO, FRRR

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
TelstraSuper has hired an experienced sustainability professional as sustainable investment manager. Priya Patel joins TelstraSuper from Frontier, where she was senior responsible investment adviser. Patel will report to David Humphreys, head of sustainable ...

MONEYME becomes a B Corp

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Digital non-bank consumer lender MONEYME has become the third current ASX-listed financial institution to attain B Corp certification. The company started the process of B Corp certification approximately two years ago as a way of demonstrating tangible ...

Podcast: Investing in climate-smart agriculture - Dr Anika Molesworth

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
What message do Aussie farmers have for the corporate world? And what opportunities are there for investing in innovative climate solutions within the agricultural sector? In this episode of The Greener Way podcast, we hear from Dr Anika Molesworth ...

Aussie farmers call for climate courage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Australia's food security hangs in the balance with climate change exacerbating extreme drought, flooding and other impacts which harm the country's ability to sustain food production, but climate change also presents opportunities for investment in ...

Podcast: Preserving wilderness - Fiachra Kearney

THE GREENER WAY  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
On this episode of The Greener Way, we're speaking with Forever Wild CEO Fiachra Kearney. Forever Wild is an innovative social enterprise with activities in Australia and around the world, seeking to protect wilderness ecosystems in conjunction ...

Building sustainable supply chains

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Global supply chains can create business efficiencies but also leave companies vulnerable to environmental and social risks, meaning that greater transparency is key to mitigating participation in unsustainable activities. This is one of the key messages ...

Social license or social-washing - weighing the value of public statements on the Voice

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Many companies and investors have come out with public statements on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament, with some questioning the effectiveness - and appropriateness - of such statements. Corporates are evaluating whether ...

Climate resilience needed to dodge $442b VIC loss by 2100

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Rising sea levels and storm surges could cause $442 billion in economic loss in Victoria by 2100, caused by the impacts of sea level rise and storm surge. A recent study, led by the University of Melbourne, the Victorian Marine and Coastal Council and ...

Mike Ng named first chief sustainability officer for OCBC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (OCBC) has announced the creation of the role of chief sustainability officer with current head of sustainability Mike Ng stepping into the role on 1 August. The new role will lead the transition to net zero ...

Traditional Owners to lead Pilbara renewables rollout on exclusive native title land

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation (YAC) and Philippines-listed renewable energy company ACEN have partnered to develop, own, and operate large-scale renewable energy projects of up to 3 gigawatts on Yindjibarndi Ngurra (country), in Western Australia's ...