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Minderoo welcomes The Lancet's plastics initiative

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... of plastics to the same league as climate change. The peer-reviewed medical journal has launched The Lancet Countdown on Health and Plastics - an independent, indicator-based, global monitoring system for the impact of plastics on human health. Minderoo ...

PC outlines key reforms to boost clean energy investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
The Productivity Commission (PC) has published an interim report setting out key reforms to investing in cheaper, cleaner energy and the net zero transition. The PC said Australia needs to address the gaps and overlaps in emissions reduction incentives ...

Green moves: Aware Super, Fred Hollows Foundation, Justice and Equity Centre

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... in compassion and inclusion. "Together, we can harness innovation and global collaboration to democratise access to eye health, ensuring everyone, everywhere, has the chance to see," she said. Finally, ethical advocacy adviser Chris Parker has taken ...

Pendal, Regnan funds expand controversial weapons exclusions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... illumination, and incendiary munitions, with the white phosphorous ignited by contact with air; according to the World Health Organisation, it is harmful to humans by all means of exposure and can burn all the way through to the skin. Human Rights Watch ...

Former board member kickstarts crowdfunding for CalPERS probe

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... compromise returns or governance. Further, Brown is asking if beneficiaries, legislators, and taxpayers being misled about the health and sustainability of the pension system. "For too long, public employees, retirees, employers, and taxpayers have had ...

BlackRock, Vanguard bankroll 'genocide', illegal occupation: UN

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... unaccounted for since October 2023. This significantly outweighs the death toll reported in the media as provided by the Gaza Health Ministry of about 58,000. Albanese also named BNP Paribas and Barclays as some of the major financial institutions that ...

Green moves: Greenpeace, IGCC, Mirvac, PRI

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... and qualified actuary, has long believed climate change is the most important challenge of our time. She is chair of CBHS Health and sits on the board of Zurich Australia. Her previous board roles include UniSuper, Class Limited and SuperEd. A former ...

Green moves: Australian Shareholders' Association, Cbus

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
High-profile sustainable finance specialist Camille Wynter has taken on the role of ESG integration lead at Cbus. She will be part of the responsible investment team and report to Ros McKay. Wynter succeeds Talieh Williams, who left in March to become ...

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025. The study compiled by Giant Leap ...

Australia ranks 13th on gender parity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
The World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2025 shows Australia's gender parity has improved markedly in the past 12 months. Australia has jumped 11 places to rank 13 th globally for gender parity, with the gap now 79.2% closed. In Asia Pacific ...