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Consultancies jump on skills gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... shortfall. UL Solutions will provide ESG advisory services, data management and software solutions to manage regulatory, supply chain and sustainability challenges. OpenEngagement will provide strategic guidance and support to customers reporting on ...

Google's DEI dump may tank ESG score

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... anticompetitive practices, privacy and data security, product safety and quality, human rights concerns, and labour rights and supply chain controversies. Some of Australia's largest superannuation funds hold investments in Alphabet Inc. Australian ...

NAB backs green bank for Aussie farmers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... business opportunities for a diverse range of manufacturers and industry, from those involved in the clean energy supply chain to electric vehicles and recycling. At the same time new technologies and production approaches are lifting the sustainability ...

Green budgets fatten amid global uncertainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... strengthen alliances with like-minded countries. Three-quarters of executives say their organisations are reducing supply chain reliance on China, up from half in 2024. Ninety One predicts tariffs could result in higher long-term interest rates, which ...

Trump inaugurated as 47th President

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... geopolitics and potential new trade tariffs were expected to be increasingly felt across the global food and agribusiness supply chain in the next five years. "Under another Trump presidency, or 'Trump 2.0', for many exporters dealing with the ...

Green aluminium gets $2bn boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... Tim Ayres, Assistant Minister for a Future Made in Australia, said in a joint statement. "With an entire aluminium supply chain uniquely located right here in Australia, we're well positioned to capture the rewards of the global green energy transition." ...

China plays long game on battery disruption

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Reports from consultancy Rho Motion reveal that battery minerals supply is too high for EV demand - here's why analysts say that might not be such a bad thing. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries ...

Green Moves: S&P, SBTi, Macquarie, Anti-Slavery Commissioner

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
The jobs market is heating up again with plenty of big names making moves over the holiday break. January is the most popular time to start a new role, according to recruiter Talent Nation. The recruitment firm saw a hiring blitz in the back half of ...

Top consulting firms pilot SAP carbon tool

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... CO2 in order to curb global warming. Besides smart, reliable regulation also accurate data on emissions along the supply chain is paramount to trigger the necessary investment," said Dominik Asam, CFO and member of the executive board of SAP SE. "Only ...

Aus govt calls VCs and private equity to back circular economy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Doubling Australia's circularity rate could deliver a $26 billion net economic boost to GDP by 2035, according to Canberra's inaugural plan for a circular economy. The Circular Economy Framework, released last week by the federal department of climate ...