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Turning PV waste into investment opportunity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... panels at end of life - more than 100,000 tonnes due to be dismantled in Australia from 2035 onwards. This enormous volume of waste means there is a big opportunity for investors to profit by helping companies unlock the value of PV circularity. Power ...

The "Wild West" of "blue" investing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... implementing solutions, such as renewable energy projects, sustainable fishing practices, and innovations in shipping and waste management. To attract private sector investment, projects must demonstrate the economic benefits of sustainable ocean solutions ...

Bank Australia sets interim 2030 net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... bank said it will continue improving efficiencies and reducing emissions across operations, including staff transport and waste management. Last year, Bank Australia also announced that it would cease loans for new fossil fuel cars by 2025. "Our responsible ...

Podcast: Recognising tomorrow's sustainability winners

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... winners. Last year 's Gold Banksia Award went to Planet Protector Packaging for its unique product WOOLPACK, which uses wool waste as a sustainable packaging alternative to polystyrene plastic. WOOLPACK is already being used for temperature-sensitive ...

Brambles launches Australian-first circular economy green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... share and reuse models, producing tangible environmental benefits including reductions in the use of natural resources, waste and carbon emissions." The eight-year €500 million green bond, with a coupon rate of 4.25%, was issued under Brambles' European ...

Leading Harvest launches Australian ag sustainability standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... Health and Conservation; Protection of Water Resources; Protection of Crops; Energy Use, Air Quality and Climate Change; Waste and Material Management; Conservation of Biodiversity; Protection of Special Sites; Local Communities; Employees and Farm Labor ...

Resource-efficient companies more resilient: Impax AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... risks and potential opportunities related to biodiversity. "There's clearly an opportunity in the food space to reduce food waste through precision agriculture, smart packaging, preventing loss of commodities across the food chain, and ensuring that ...

IFM Investors commits to US biogas developer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... projects, IFM Investors said. GreenGas uses existing technologies to capture, purify and transport biogas from existing organic waste streams for its end use as pipeline quality RNG. IFM Investors noted that GreenGas sells the RNG and associated environmental ...

Bloom raises $525,000 in seed funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... invest in result in positive impacts." Bloom's impact reporting will focus on collecting "key impact metrics" such as waste diverted from landfill, reductions in CO2 emissions, with links to real-world impacts, Socquet-Clerc said. "When we say, we've ...

JPMorgan Asset Management launches sustainable ETFs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... investing in less carbon-intensive forms of agriculture, construction, or transportation; or developing technologies to reduce waste. JPSI invests in essential assets such as electricity networks; water networks and water treatments; wind, hydropower ...