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Noted Aboriginal academic calls on business to back Voice

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... publicly declare support. In a panel discussion later in the day at the conference,, Christine Holman, non-executive director of Metcash and Collins Foods; Rob Sindel, Orora and Mirvac chair and non-executive director of Boral; and Mike Wilkins, chair ...

Investors welcome Commonwealth green bond program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... Australia finally join overseas counterparts in this well-established market," said Betashares responsible investments director Greg Liddell. "Not only will it allow investors to add exposure to the growing asset class through funds like our Sustainability ...

Super funds ESG options underweight BHP, overweight CSL: Rainmaker Information

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... said. "The analysis of ESG holdings was one of the more topical aspects of the analysis, said Alex Dunnin, executive director of research and compliance at Rainmaker Information. "It's also the most emotive given how many stakeholders don't seem ...

Hybrid working can reduce carbon emissions by up to 90%

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... professional lives. "This research clearly shows that changing our behaviour is key to achieving our carbon targets," Arup director of city economics and planning Matthew Dillon said. "The single biggest change we can all make right now is to provide ...

UN Global Compact Network Australia hires executive director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023  |  NEWS
The UN Global Compact Network Australia (UNGCNA) has hired a new executive director, recruiting from the Victorian government. Kate Dundas will take up the role of executive director, joining UNGCNA from Sustainability Victoria, where she was acting ...

CEFC invests $75m in Queensland recycling facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... next 20 years, in addition to the construction requirements of the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games," said Rino Recycling director Todd Pepper. "The city has a significant pipeline of infrastructure development, including expansion of the Brisbane Airport ...

$500bn investment needed to decarbonise NEM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... expenditure across generation, energy storage, and transmission infrastructure." The scenario is ambitious but credible, said director of independent public interest think tank Climate Energy Finance Tim Buckley. "When you start with a credible 1.5 degree ...

IGCC calls on government to boost Aussie green industry

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... Inflation Reduction Act and Europe's Green Deal - to create new growth industries in Australia," said Zoe Whitton, managing director and head of impact at Pollination. "These policy settings will leverage Australia's potential in clean industries and ...

California considers bill to force fossil fuel divestment for CalPERS, CalSTRS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... best time is 2023. Californians' lives, our homes, and our families depend on it." Fossil Free California coordinating director Miriam Eide says there is momentum to pass SB 252. "We are counting on the climate leadership of California's Senate, Assembly ...

Turning PV waste into investment opportunity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... full responsibility for their product throughout its lifecycle, including environmental and social impacts," Rose Read, director of the Centre said. "[It is] a framework and a pathway towards circular economy - design out waste and pollution, keep products ...