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Rest nabs culture leader from Aware

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... part, Ghosn has over 20 years' experience leading people initiatives in several sectors, including engineering, agribusiness, and financial services. Most recently, she served as chief people officer at life insurer NobleOak. Before that, she was ...

Mega asset manager defends OECD complaint

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
BlackRock dismisses allegations it increased spending in agribusiness and ignored known harm in its active and index funds. The complaint follows legal precedent that financial institutions are responsible for acting on human rights and environmental ...

Westpac, CEFC back climate tech fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... history. Other investees include the nation's largest EV charging infrastructure company JET Charge, and soil carbon agribusiness Loam. The venture capitalist has also invested in ultra-lightweight solar panel maker Sunman, aircraft drag reducer MicroTau ...

GreenCollar makes strategic acquisition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... The partnership with EnergyLink Services is designed to help GreenCollar increase its reach, particularly in the agribusiness sector, GreenCollar said. "GreenCollar and EnergyLink Services have been working together closely for a long time now," said ...

SDG Loan Fund raises $1.1b of investor capital

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... medium-sized businesses in low- and moderate-income countries in three target sectors: energy, financial institutions, and agribusiness. This will address a critical annual funding gap that since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has increased by ...

Fidante partners with Proterra Asia

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... Partners Asia via a minority stake. Fidante said the private equity investor, which focuses on the Asian food and agribusiness sectors, aligns with its overarching objectives, and builds on an existing distribution agreement between the firms. Fidante ...

Amid economic uncertainty, "overlooked" co-ops and mutuals thrive

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... slightly during 2022, despite consolidation in key sectors such as banking and financial services. Profitability across agribusiness, financial services, health insurance and motoring was impacted by global energy and commodity price volatility. BCCM ...

Leading Harvest launches Australian ag sustainability standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... groups and worked with Rabobank, a Dutch multinational banking and financial services company with a large food and agribusiness division, Conservis, a farm management software company, and New Agriculture, the newly formed subsidiary of New Forests. ...

Janus Henderson launches net zero active ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... companies across five key investment themes - energy transition, sustainable mobility, sustainable industry, sustainable agribusiness, and carbon reduction. "Natural resources remain the essential building blocks of daily life and continue to underpin ...

CBA to pilot green loans for agribusiness

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) is piloting a green loan program that will offer discounted finance to agribusiness customers that are seeking to improve the environmental performance of their properties. The Agri Green Loan Pilot will provide loans with a ...