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States and feds step up on nature and resources

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... part of Australia's updated Strategy for Nature under Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek announced new initiatives to target waste from lithium batteries, tyres, and packaging, invasive ...

Podcast: Beyond ESG - UN PRI stewardship and engagement initiatives with David Atkin

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Enhancing sustainability and incorporating environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) matters into investment decision-making and ownership practices can be a vast and overwhelming task. To get the job done right, it is a path that no responsible ...

Climate Change Authority appoints new chair

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... spectrum with him for the good of the community." "As a former New South Wales treasurer and minister for energy and the environment, Matt Kean is uniquely qualified to lead the Climate Change Authority and I am so pleased that he has accepted the government's ...

Climate philanthropists lend muscle to green metal

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... hydrogen blast furnaces powered by renewable energy. Giving Green argued that this approach not only benefits the environment but is also economically viable due to the low cost of renewable energy in the country. A separate report from the Australian ...

Retail CSOs do a shuffle

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Woolworths' chief sustainability officer (CSO) has taken a job with an Amsterdam-based supermarket and will be replaced by an Arnott's executive. Arnott's Simon Lowden was chief transformation officer at the biscuit brand, following a move ...

Podcast: Global update on sustainability laws and standards with Andrew Peterson

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... comprehensive update on national and global laws and standards, and how to better navigate an ever-evolving regulatory environment. Stream all episodes of The Greener Way here.

Cromwell restructures lending facility

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
A major commercial real estate investor has converted its $1.2 billion lending facility into a loan tied to emissions reduction and gender pay targets. Cromwell Property Group's loan, which includes eight lenders, was developed with the Commonwealth ...

UBS nabs ex-UOB sustainability lead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... partnerships and focus on tackling the most pressing issues relating to health, education, as well as climate and environment. "Sincerest gratitude to everyone who has been part of my journey and made this possible, I am always thankful for the kindness ...

Rockefeller org picks climate advisers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... Resources Institute CEO, Karen Fang, Bank of America sustainable finance lead, Arunabha Ghosh, Council on Energy, Environment, and Water (CEEW) founder and CEO, James Mwangi, Africa Climate Ventures CEO, Naoko Ishii, professor and director of the University ...

Big win for Great Artesian Basin

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
In a move welcomed by farmer groups and local councils, Queensland's environmental regulator has imposed a moratorium on any future Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project applications in the Great Artesian Basin (GAB). Late last month, the sunshine ...