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Green moves: Fremantle Seaweed, Impact&ble, Emmi, Petuna Aquaculture

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... in NobleOak. As stewardship head for Fremantle Seaweed, House will help the company in its quest to supply Aussie agriculture with red asparaguses seaweed, which can reduce emissions from cattle by up to 80% when added to feed. The agriculture sector ...

Banksia Foundation names winners of the 2024 NSW Sustainability Awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... and Regional Development Award - Australian Agricultural Centre The Australian Agricultural Centre's Astronomical Agriculture program was recognised for innovative STEM education, connecting over 800 primary school students with agricultural experiences ...

BNPP AM launches Future Forest Fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... take up a larger share of global wood production as more businesses demand sustainably produced wood. The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) forecasts that wood demand will increase by another 37% to 60% between 2020 and 2050. According to BNPP ...

Global corporate emissions fall for first time

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... said McNeil. "Decarbonisation will begin to accelerate in sectors like transportation, consumer goods, aviation and agriculture via new low carbon products." McNeil dismissed concerns about political resistance, arguing that decarbonisation trends in ...

Ethinvest reaches $100 million milestone

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... The options offer exposure to recycling and the circular economy, renewable energy and decarbonisation, sustainable agriculture, education and healthcare. It is one of a range of ethical funds available on the HUB24 platform. HUB24 said in its sustainability ...

Social-washing hides lapse in progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... investor community can also offer speed, innovation, and flexibility that governments simply cannot." Investors can fund agriculture to help achieve Goal 2 (Zero Hunger), engage investible companies to improve DEI outcomes towards Goal 5 (Gender Equality) ...

BNP Paribas shutters EARTH Trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... a global equity long/short strategy that held long positions in innovative companies within the energy, materials, agriculture, and industrials sectors that provide solutions to environmental challenges. It then also took short positions in overvalued ...

Westpac, CEFC back climate tech fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... million into technologies including clean energy, electrification, grid management, transport, smart cities, food and agriculture, and the circular economy. This follows the success of the first fund which saw $270 million deployed to 34 investments. ...

Rural slavery risk raises ESG alarm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... industries may face reputational and legal risk, as a new report warns 16,400 people are trapped in modern slavery in NSW. Agriculture, horticulture and meat processing in rural and regional areas, as well as labour hire companies, are prime offenders ...

Nature now a fiduciary duty and financial risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... perform ongoing due diligence, and publicly report progress annually. Industries most destructive to nature include agriculture, infrastructure, and resource extraction -notably, palm oil, soya, cattle, and paper. In August, Woolworths' announced ...