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Social license or social-washing - weighing the value of public statements on the Voice

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... man, is CEO of the National Native Title Council (NNTC), Indigenous Heritage Expert for the Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, a board member of the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria and a member of the Heritage Council ...

Sustainable finance heavyweight to chair National Reconstruction Fund board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... priority investment areas - renewables and low emissions technologies; medical science; transport; value-add in the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors; value-add in resources; defence capability; and enabling capabilities. It was announced as ...

Tasmanian cattle producer new chair of Farmers for Climate Action

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... in selecting the new CEO at the non-profit which represents over 22000 Australians committed to climate action for agriculture. Chief executive Fiona Davis stepped down in June after five years, in order to spend more time with family and pursue other ...

Bowen announces sectoral net zero strategy approaches

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... announced that federal cabinet will develop plans specific to electricity and energy, industry, the built environment, agriculture and land, transport and resources. The plans will be a joint effort between Bowen's department and colleagues Ed Husic ...

Offshore windfarms offer co-benefits

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... of the world's assessed fisheries are currently pushd beyond their biological limits, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. "The introduction of this hard substrate could also have other potential advantages," ...

Australia releases "first ever" statement on climate in ag

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
The government has released its first National Statement on Climate Change and Agriculture, outlining a plan for Australia's farmers to "maintain global leadership on climate change and agriculture." The statement commits all governments to work ...

New Forests adds California forestry assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... California's cap-and-trade system. Last year, New Forests launched a fourth Australia and New Zealand forestry and agriculture-based fund with the aim of raising $600 million in the next two to three years. The $10 billion global nature-based real ...

Fidante partners with Proterra Asia

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... space is a strong area of focus. "Proterra Asia's commitment to supporting and investing in sustainable food and agriculture businesses in Asia is a highly sought-after proposition to global investors seeking innovative, high growth opportunities," ...

$20.5 billion cash infusion for Australia's green bank

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... CEFC has invested $50 million in Wilga Farming, which will be managed by Gunn Agri Partners, a mid-market sustainable agriculture manager. CDPQ and CEFC have purchased a minority stake in Gunn Agri Partners as well. CEFC also recently announced a $2 ...

CEFC backs agriculture investment platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... CEFC has invested $50 million in Wilga Farming, which will be managed by Gunn Agri Partners, a mid-market sustainable agriculture manager. CDPQ and CEFC have purchased a minority stake in Gunn Agri Partners as well. Gunn Agri Partners was established ...