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Shared Value founder heads up regional alliance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... charging stations, community resilience, flood events, coastal hazards and sea change, and heat. The team is small - just five people - and the organisation has thrived through partnerships with state and federal government, and with corporations that ...

Legal loophole fail: compliance won't dodge risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
HESTA and BHP are set to pilot a new First Nations-led plan under development for the private sector, as the group behind the scheme works with Canberra to update cultural heritage laws. Investors face financial, legal and reputational risk if they ...

Minorities to have bigger say under Positive Duty regime: Rio Tinto

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... lots of conversations now coming out about, well, what was I looking past? What was I condoning as I'm walking past? People lean into asking, 'What do I need to do differently?'" Parker said that it's also about ensuring a minimum standard ...

AI poses serious governance risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Australians as AI use rises," he said in a social media post when the report was released. Examples of how AI systems can hurt people include serious breaches of privacy, unlawful discrimination and reputational harm. At a group level, AI systems could ...

Members shouldn't carry energy and housing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... about the housing crisis and money sitting in a pool that is compounded over time," she said. "We saw what happened when people were given a chance to raid their super and how quickly you will deteriorate the compounding benefit to your future for things ...

More calls for adaptation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... to 2050 globally. For example, the devastating 2022 floods which peaked at 23 metres at the highest point, and killed 28 people, caused by some estimates $4.8-5.87 billion worth of damage. Adaptation should be rolled out alongside emissions mitigation ...

Canberra targets natural disaster insurance gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... which peaked at 23 metres at the highest point, killed 28 and caused $4.8 billion worth of damage. This comes as seven people have been reported missing in Western Australia amid severe storms and flooding. Insurance costs are rising globally due to ...

Cannon-Brookes backs rural climate fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... really important that we all contribute to a spectrum of flexible funding opportunities - providing initiatives and local people with agency and momentum as they address local needs and opportunities. Some will build on this momentum over years, taking ...

Carbon trading roundup: Verra, REDD+, BetaCarbon

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Rights Watch alleges that the REDD+ project violated the free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) rights of Indigenous people, conducting activities for 31 months without consulting Indigenous people living in the area. Indigenous people were allegedly ...

Blue bonds: A growing resource for sustainability financing

MATT LAWTON, TONGAI KUNORUBWE  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... global economy and support over 30 million jobs. Additionally, the ocean provides a vital source of protein to 3 billion people, and its ecosystems are significant mitigators of climate change. Access to safe, clean, and accessible water is in short ...