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Australian wellbeing hits record low

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... planet." Esther Kerr, CEO of Wealth and Capital Markets at Australian Unity said the mutual company welcomes the Federal Government's commitment to implementing a wellbeing index alongside traditional economic measures. "While wellbeing is realised by ...

Graforce and Worley to scale GHG-free hydrogen gas technology in APAC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... provide engineering and project delivery services for plasmalysis plants customers in APAC. This comes as the Australian Government recently announced the establishment of the $2 billion Hydrogen Headstart initiative to scale green hydrogen projects ...

Could the anti-woke movement take hold in Australia?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Industry leaders have delivered a stark warning to Australian companies and government to ensure that workers are not left behind in a just transition to net zero - or risk the kind of political polarisation and populism that has given rise to the "anti-woke" ...

No pause button on greenwashing action: ASIC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... transparency and disclosure standards in relation to sustainable finance-related products and services. This follows the government proposal to introduce a mandatory climate-change related disclosure regime for large businesses and financial institutions ...

No room for complacency for Australia as a renewable energy superpower

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... associated with the global net zero transition and its implications for Australia." EY recommends enabling action by government to de-risk aspects of all three opportunities. "We need to get the renewable energy story right," Hatfield-Dodds said. "Nonetheless ...

Is divestment the last resort for modern slavery?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... food processing construction, cleaning, hospitality and food service." Obokata noted that his comments come as the government is preparing to release a review of the first three years of Australia's Modern Slavery Act, and told the audience he has ...

Renewable energy, climate in spotlight in Federal Budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... Tuesday night. In addition to action on climate, the Budget also included an $8 million allocation to establish a federal government Anti-Slavery Commissioner, a move that would confirm widely held presumptions that that reform to the existing Modern ...

Labor's five step plan for biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... CEO Jacqui Mumford speaking for the first time in the role. Plibersek and Sharpe outlined a new five step plan from government to enable business to address the biodiversity crisis with the same level of speed and attention as the climate crisis. According ...

Investors welcome New National Net Zero Authority

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
The Australian Government has announced a National Net Zero Authority tasked with managing the energy transition and ensuring the workers, industries and communities are supported. Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen made the announcement ...

Government advisors call for investment in circular economy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... final ACT Circular Economy Strategy 2022-25 will be released in 2023. As recently reported in FS Sustainability, new government legislation is set to come into force on a federal level by 2025 that will help enforce product stewardship for PV waste. ...