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Banksia Foundation National Awards highlight sustainable innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... annual Banksia National Sustainability Awards. Planet Protector Packaging received both the Agriculture and Regional Development Award, and the Gold Banksia Award, for its unique product WOOLPACK. WOOLPACK is already being used for temperature-sensitive ...

Call to catalyse Australia's green hydrogen industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... infrastructure should be explored. "It would be interesting to explore how parties can come together and look at the development of shared infrastructure, and that's where the partnering comes in." Some of the costs of building infrastructure could ...

Budget "misses opportunity" to address sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... been labelled a "missed opportunity" or a "massive missed opportunity" on areas including climate and sustainable development. As reported in sister publication Financial Standard, the 2022 Federal Budget delivered a cash splash for the defence forces ...

Draft Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures released

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... "The hope is now for business and finance to trial and test the beta framework, provide feedback, contribute to its development, and help it flourish." It is "vital to accelerate the conversation on how nature can be factored into business and investment ...

UniSuper allocates to venture capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... forefront of new start-ups and technologies. This is an excellent opportunity for UniSuper to actively participate in the development and commercialisation of research and technology that will shape the future. We look forward to seeing this investment ...

CEFC reaches $10 billion landmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... and would continue to contribute to the delivery of Australian Government policy outcomes, including supporting the development and commercialisation of priority low emission technologies identified in the annual Low Emissions Technology Statement, Learmonth ...

Apostle Funds Management launches people and planet fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... generate financial return via multiple asset classes, while creating positive impact in line with several UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). "The People and Planet Diversified Fund is the natural evolution of sustainable investment in Australia," ...

BlueScope steels itself for climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... others in industry in Australia, especially in Port Kembla, as we think is likely that hydrogen becomes key to the development of green iron and steel," Stephens said. "In terms of developing the decarbonisation pathway, we look at what can we do right ...

ESG drivers rising up M&A strategy agenda: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... defensive consideration," Chadha said. "People are thinking, I'm looking at a retail business, can I look at new product development methodology, can we use fabrics that are more sustainable, will customers be happy to pay more for that, which will improve ...

CEFC, Hostplus, Octopus Australia to invest in renewable energy asset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... help replace the fossil fuel supply that will be lost when the Yallourn coal fired power station closes. The GREP development will be a multi-staged project and will investigate the deployment of various technologies at utility scale, including solar ...