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The four-day work week - will it work?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... trial of the four-day work week, with Ditzell, who is obtaining a PhD on the future of work through the University of Technology Sydney, finding that the trial resulted in "favourable outcomes against all business targets. "All KPI's were met or exceeded," ...

Women-led founders, climate tech grow VC impact sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... of potential investments in 2022. Giant Leap defines impact startup as an early stage business that is high-growth, technology-enabled and has "impact embedded in its business model so that every dollar of revenue generated is inherently linked to generation ...

Fink counts the cost of "easy money" in annual letter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... investing for the long term means taking into account that which will impact returns - demographics, government policy, technology advancements and the transition to a low carbon economy. "For years now, we have viewed climate risk as an investment risk," ...

Resource-efficient companies more resilient: Impax AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... water and housing, critical infrastructure, broadening economic participation through financial innovation, digital technology, and improving quality of life through more efficient healthcare and a focus on consumer well-being. Impax is also in conversations ...

Former MAS chief sustainability officer launches advisory firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... tech can come in, because you can start to gather the data based on where you are." McBain strongly backs the role of technology in aiding companies on material sustainability issues. "Whether you're monitoring/engaging workers to understand the supply ...

Heavy industry could decarbonise with ambitious action: report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... Australia's heavy industry, helping to accelerate opportunities and overcome challenges. "Collaboration to develop new technology options will be fundamentally important to advancing our collective approach to climate change," she said.

Government's Climate Active certification challenged over possible greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... products that have been deemed to have credibly reached net zero emissions by changing production methods, using new technology and purchasing carbon credits like ACCUs. There are 382 entities operating in Australia with Climate Active certification ...

ARENA backs concentrate solar power plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... to cost a total of $203 million, and seeks to demonstrate the technical and operational performance of Vast Solar's technology at utility scale. "With the increasing need for dispatchable renewable generation and longer duration energy storage, CSP has ...

Mike Cannon-Brookes, CEFC back biosequestration startup

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... Finance Corporation (CEFC) have backed an Australian startup that promises soil carbon sequestration via microbial technology. Loam has raised $105 million in Series B funding, with commitments from the CEFC and Cannon-Brookes' Grok Ventures. The funding ...

Orica implements ESG data platform for GHG emission reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... to the company's $37 million Kooragang Island Decarbonisation Project. The company has installed catalyst abatement technology at its nitric acid production facility at Kooragang Island to reduce GHG emissions, specifically nitrous oxide. The Kooragang ...