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Advertisers to adhere to new Environmental Claims Code

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
This month marked the introduction of the Australian Association of National Advertisers' (AANA) Environmental Claims Code, another weapon in the fight against greenwashing. Effective March 1, advertisers and marketers across Australia must apply ...

US rejects SDGs, Agenda 2030

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
The US has rejected the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Agenda 2030, which aim to end poverty and tackle climate change, under a new administration that is solely focused on putting America first. Minister counsellor to the United Nations ...

Quinbrook, CATL to build battery storage solution

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... about what we wanted as a technical solution was that industrial customers needed this type of power - silica smelters, green iron plants [and so forth]. They need 24/7 power - which is the 'holy grail'. This isn't the 'holy grail' ...

Are founder-led companies a risk? With Lawrence Lam

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Today we are going to talk about founder-led companies, which can provide high returns for investors - but can also be high risk. From Uber's aggressive expansion tactics under Travis Kalanick, Theranos' fraudulent blood testing under Elizabeth ...

Green moves: Re-Vi, Aware Super, Insignia Financial

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Re-Vi Group has a new chief executive, while VFMC loses a sustainability specialist and Aware Super hires an AI expert. Australian climate tech and biochar company Re-Vi Group has appointed Radha Kuppalli as chief executive. Kuppalli joins from New ...

ESG investing to skyrocket in APAC: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... expansion and increasing awareness of environmental sustainability. Governments are implementing ESG-friendly policies and green finance initiatives to encourage responsible investing, the report said. Additionally, a rising middle class and environmentally ...

Podcast: Green careers in silent crisis with Heather Lynch

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... has revealed that sustainability professionals are fighting anxiety, loneliness, imposter syndrome. Forty-three percent of green professionals are the sole staff member responsible for sustainability within their organisation, according to a UK study ...

BlackRock moves on natural capital

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... infrastructure. "Most investors aren't paying attention. But BlackRock is," commented Matthew Ross, advisor at Blue Green Future and chief nature officer at INDO EDEN. "Private markets will drive nature-based solutions. Publicly traded companies ...

Green moves: PRI, BlackRock, Rewiring Australia, Future Generation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Tom Wainwright is leaving Climateworks Centre to join the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). He will lead the Australian program of PRI's Collaborative Sovereign Engagement on Climate Change initiative. Wainwright is an advisor and subject ...

HSBC adds 20 years to net zero ambitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... government," the bank said. HSBC has more than US$393.6 billion invested in sustainable finance. Nearly 40% is invested in green financing and 24% is in sustainability-linked products. HSBC set out to facilitate between US$750 billion and US$1 trillion ...