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Just transition: a fair go for fossil-fuel workers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... own unique set of circumstances." But when these plants shut down, what happens to workers in these high emissions industries, and the economic prosperity of the regional communities that depend on them? In a recent panel session at ACSI's ESG Conference ...

Casting a wide net: ending modern slavery in fisheries

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... given time. Profits for traffickers are estimated to be around $150 billion a year, with the fishing and agricultural industries contributing $9 billion to this figure. Fishing is a dangerous occupation, with an estimated 32,000 fishers killed every ...

Modern slavery on the rise 10 years after Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... Carlsson noted that worker safety has improved in the garment industry, which represents 85% of Bangladesh's export industries, but there are still issues in other industries. Turner further pointed to the "significant gap" between wages for many ...

IGCC calls on government to boost Aussie green industry

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... looking to invest in climate solutions - but attractive opportunities to sufficiently invest in Australian transition industries are hard to come by. New research finds that Australia is well-positioned to build profitable climate industries. Institutional ...

Quinbrook acquires US biofuel producer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... an established US-based renewable fuels and biogas specialist that focuses on using waste from the food and beverage industries to turn into biofuel. Quinbrook co-founder David Scaysbrook links this investment and future investments to the catalysing ...

Turning PV waste into investment opportunity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... administration and cost sharing. The Australian Government is investing more than $1 billion towards waste and recycling industries and recycling schemes through the $26 million National Product Stewardship Investment Fund. In Australia, superannuation ...

The "Wild West" of "blue" investing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... photovoltaics not only harvest energy from the sun but also provide a habitat for marine life, which can benefit local fishery industries and communities. "At the end of the day, it's not about money," Walsh commented. "It's about biodiversity ...

ESG goes mainstream: How the role has changed and what lies ahead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... probably due to new entrants coming in with transferable skills who are often from male dominated and more highly paid industries such as finance. Employers, take note: this gap has resulted in women moving companies in order to achieve renumeration ...

Brookfield consortium to buy Origin Energy for $18.7bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... operatorship of APLNG. In addition to its institutional and investor partners, Brookfield is also working with Reliance Industries as a strategic partner to assess areas of collaboration in renewable energy in the context of the transaction. "The acquisition ...

Podcast: Recognising tomorrow's sustainability winners

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... Banksia Foundation Sustainability Awards. The awards have highlighted organisations around Australia, of all sizes and industries, for their sustainability performance for more than 30 years. Graz is going to talk about this year's awards show in Melbourne ...