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L'Oréal Groupe invests in First Nations-led biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Tjaltjraak Native Title Aboriginal Corporation' (ETNTAC) focuses on driving cultural, social and economic change for the Wudjari people, the Traditional Owners of Kepa Kurl. The project will plant an initial 65,000 trees in Kardutjaanup, a degraded cropping ...

Podcast: 60,000+ years of care for country - Josh Gilbert

THE GREENER WAY  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
We're joined by Joshua Gilbert, a Worimi man who lives and works on country. Josh is a Senior Researcher at the UTS Jumbunna Institute of Indigenous Education and Research and is completing his PhD at Charles Sturt University, focusing on the post-colonial ...

Finance realignment urged as nature-positive trails 30:1

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Global public and private funding directly damages nature reached US$7 trillion per year, while funding with a positive impact reached $200 billion last year - a 30-fold gap. New research from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) compared ...

Boards not ready for new workplace laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... licence to operate. "Long-term investors want to support the companies in which they invest to be well-run, safe for their people, and have cultures that effectively prevent and address workplace sexual harassment." "Prevention of sexual harassment is ...

COP28: Australia commits $150m to Pacific resilience

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... food systems to meet climate and health goals. Over 150 entities signed a Call to Action for Transforming Food Systems for People, Nature, and Climate. Finance entity signatories included Bezos Earth Fund, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the World Benchmarking ...

Here's what happened at COP28 so far

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
COP28: Australia signs Glasgow statement to end public finance for fossil fuels Australia has joined 40 other countries to end international public investment in fossil fuels, as the first week of COP28 saw new agreements regarding financing net zero ...

COP28: Australia signs Glasgow statement to end public finance for fossil fuels

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... multilateral development banks like the World Bank, which are still funding fossil fuel projects. Precious aid dollars should lift people in low-income countries out of poverty and advance gender equality, not fuel climate change. "If implemented well ...

Australia joins COP28 gender and just transition partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... transition, we must reform the architecture of the global financial system and ensure finance flows to the regions and the people who need it the most. But we must also invest in women's economic empowerment to ensure no one is left behind." JANA ...

COP28: Climate finance, carbon markets take centre stage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
At COP28 leaders are highlighting the need to make climate finance more accessible and affordable. Water featured for only the second time at a COP, and several emerging economies launched carbon market initiatives. Adaptation and inclusion COP28 saw ...

Government introduces anti-slavery commissioner legislation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... introduction. "This is a watershed moment in Australia's fight against modern slavery," Cockayne said. "There are thousands of people suffering modern slavery in Australia today, yet only a few hundred reports are received each year. The creation ...