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Fossil fuel funding down 20pc: study

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... since 2016 and $1.6bn last year. The report's underlying data was compiled by Rainforest Action Network, BankTrack, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Sierra Club, Reclaim Finance, Urgewald, and the Center for Energy, Ecology ...

Closing the Gap in First Nations investing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Indigenous communities' needs must be prioritised in investment decisions, and trust must be built through representation. Colonisation has had a profound impact on Indigenous peoples' identity and knowledge, panellists at the Responsible Investment ...

Doing better on First Nations heritage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... complicated to work out what council you're in." Matthew Storey, legal principal and director at Storey and Ward, said Indigenous Nations "have been massively affected by colonisation and dispossession and they're in a process of rebuilding. "Rebuilding ...

Podcast: Advancing First Nations outcomes with Phil Usher

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... Usher, a proud Wiradjuri man, born and raised on Gomeroi country. He serves as CEO of Australia's only national Indigenous financial wellbeing provider, the First Nations Foundation. Phil is on a mission to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

Three innovations to fix carbon market

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... Australian Biodiversity and Conservation Foundation, Gilbert + Tobin, Tasman Environmental Markets (TEM), Trovio, and The Indigenous Carbon Industry Network (ICIN) - whose members manage over 50% of Australia's landmass. CMI CEO John Connor says land-based ...

Philanthropic donations under scrutiny

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... companies that made the list have policies that ban political donations. The Yes campaign was led by Australians for Indigenous Constitutional Recognition (AICR), which is a fundraising and organising vehicle. Donations also went to the University of ...

Indigenous communities reunited with $25m in lost super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024  |  NEWS
The total superannuation found by First Nations Foundation on behalf of Indigenous Australians now comes in at $25.2 million. In 2023, the foundation reconnected First Nations people with $1.2 million, bolstering the total found. The superannuation ...

Nature taskforce announces leadership overhaul

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Innovative Finance and Sustainable Investments. Also selected: ex-journalist Lucy Mulenkei, co-chair and co-founder of the Indigenous Women Biodiversity Network, and member of the International Forum on Biodiversity and the International Forum of Indigenous ...

Legal loophole fail: compliance won't dodge risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... line with international agreements and community expectations. Investors have a responsibility to protect Australia's Indigenous cultural heritage for future generations and uphold free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) - a right enshrined in the UN ...

Cannon-Brookes backs rural climate fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... allotted towards build energy efficiency for social housing in Gympie, QLD. A further $20,000 was granted to a local Indigenous community in the Northern Territory to build capacity for a solar microgrid and reduce reliance on diesel powered electricity. ...