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Impact investing as greenwashing antidote: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... in two companies that reduce plastic waste - TOMRA, which recycles reverse vending machines, and TREX, which converts landfill plastic into composite decking, but for us, the lookout would be for interesting opportunities to see if there are companies ...

Australia releases "first ever" statement on climate in ag

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... Dairy: 30% reduction in GHG emissions by 2030 Wine: net zero emissions by 2050 Pork: carbon positive and net zero waste to landfill by 2025 Grain: halved embedded emissions by 2040 net zero by 2050 The Australian Agricultural Sustainability Framework ...

Aust Post launches inaugural sustainability linked bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... using 100% fully sustainable packaging range aligned to the 2025 National Packaging Targets by 2025, decreasing waste to landfill by 20% by 2025 from a 2019 baseline, has set commitments across Australia Post's Reconciliation Action Plan, Accessibility ...

Giant Leap completes fundraise for second impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... challenges," said Giant Leap managing partner Will Richardson. "As of FY22, Giant Leap's portfolio diverted 1,103 tonnes from landfill, saved the healthcare system $42.4 million and helped 2,503 people due to reduced bias in the hiring process or improved ...

CEFC invests $75m in Queensland recycling facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... concrete, excavation material, vacuum waste and skip bin waste, diverting a significant amount of valuable resources from landfill. "This investment helps provide a solution to Australia's growing waste stream and accelerates our transition to a circular ...

Quinbrook acquires US biofuel producer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... said. "It's colocation of the process with major food manufacturers who would otherwise send the organic waste to landfill as they have done for so many years." Headquartered in New Hampshire, PurposeEnergy uses technologies including proprietary ...

Turning PV waste into investment opportunity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... in the world, which is outstanding, but little thought has been given to the significant volume of panels ending up in landfill 20 years down the track when they need to be replaced," Majewski said. Extracting value from PV e-waste Majewski's colleague ...

Podcast: Recognising tomorrow's sustainability winners

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... pharmaceuticals. The product is successfully removing polystyrene products from the market, while also diverting wool waste from landfill.

Brambles launches Australian-first circular economy green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... programme to support vendors with carbon accounting and target setting, reducing the volume of waste and diverting it from landfill, and exploring carbon in setting opportunities, including "natural and technical solutions."

Bloom raises $525,000 in seed funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... positive impacts." Bloom's impact reporting will focus on collecting "key impact metrics" such as waste diverted from landfill, reductions in CO2 emissions, with links to real-world impacts, Socquet-Clerc said. "When we say, we've just invested ...