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Casting a wide net: ending modern slavery in fisheries

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... theme will focus on sectors where forced labour has been a concern, including consumer discretionary, consumer staples, technology and health care companies, predominantly in the Asia Pacific region. The priorities for this theme revolve around robust ...

CEFC invests $75m in Queensland recycling facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... to Australia's growing waste stream and accelerates our transition to a circular economy by deploying best-in-class technology to further develop our recycling sector," said CEFC CEO Ian Learmonth. "It offers an opportunity to deliver important infrastructure ...

Sustainability is facing a data crisis: new research

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... across 16 countries, working in financial services, retail/CPG, healthcare/life sciences, manufacturing/heavy industry, technology, telecommunication, media, entertainment, supply chain and logistics. The study found that ESG has fallen from first to ...

Turning PV waste into investment opportunity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... in Victoria and kick-start market demand for PV recycling. CEO Grant Dooley said investment is needed in commercial technology at scale that can retrieve valuable components like silicon and silver at a high value. "The low recovery value and high transport ...

Fund Manager round up: Maple-Brown Abbot, Brookfield, Cultiv8

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... initial investments, two in Australia and one in Israel. The investments are part of the Cultiv8 Agriculture and Food Technology Fund, which was formed late last year in partnership with Fidante. The investments include a series A investment in FutureFeed ...

Four in five companies prefer penalties to sustainability, study finds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... sustainability initiative, and focuses on the intersection of sustainability and digital transformation. A lack of technology was cited as a barrier to implementing sustainability strategies, with 32% of companies lacking necessary technology and 36% ...

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 ...