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Origin Energy acquires 5% stake in battery cleantech Allegro

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Origin Energy has acquired a 5% stake in ReNu Energy's battery cleantech investee company Allegro Energy for $4 million. The funding will support the cleantech's first Gigafactory as well as a staged development of a 60MWh pilot Redox Flow Battery (RFB) ...

Podcast: Fighting the Great Greenwash - John Pabon

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
This episode of The Greener Way is a couple of firsts - our first repeat guest and our first book corner! We welcome back John Pabon, corporate sustainability consultant, former UN advisor and analyst, and author to discuss his new book The Great Greenwashing. ...

Chinese listed companies that invest in ESG show higher quality financial reporting: Study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... The researchers chose 100 companies at random from a Sina Finance ESG Rating Centre 2021 list of China's top 500 environmental, social and governance (ESG) firms to analyze their accounting practices. "What we found was that the firms engaging in ESG ...

Nature Market Repair Bill: why some farmers oppose biodiversity offsets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... and Zoe Daniel. The Coalition have concerns overregulating the scheme, while the Greens are pushing for broader environmental law reform including adding a "climate trigger" to the Environmental Conservation and Biodiversity Act which would mean new ...

New Forests adds California forestry assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... improve forest cover, enhance forest health and resiliency, and improve wildlife habitat," and will also look at environmental opportunities such as "conservation easements and valuation of ecosystem services to further achieve positive environmental ...

Rest bolsters impact portfolio with private equity investment

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... members. Growing our allocation to investments that generate strong financial returns alongside measurable social or environmental benefits is a key element of our approach to responsible investment." ARCHIMED invests exclusively in the healthcare industries ...

BlackRock raises $500m for Super Battery

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... neutral investment portfolio by 2030. By investing in this innovative project, we are not only driving positive environmental impact but also generating long-term value for our members and stakeholders." Recently, NGS Super, along with the Minderoo Foundation ...

Plibersek announces crackdown on offsets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
The federal government today announced a full audit of environmental offsets, to ensure developers are meeting their obligations. The audit will investigate the compliance of over 1000 offset sites approved under national environmental law over the ...

RIAA CEO Simon O'Connor to exit after 10 years

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... leaving the professional network at the end of this year. O'Connor took the position in February 2013, leaving environmental non-profit the Australian Conservation Foundation and public interest economic consultancy Economists at Large. O'Connor ...

Aussie businesses building climate resilience: FM Global

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Although Australia ranks 107th out of 130 countries for climate risk exposure, but it has inched up a notch to sit in 19th place for its ability to address those risks, according to a new index from commercial property insurer FM Global. The insurer ...