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Podcast: Harnessing synthetic biology for sustainable mining and pollution mitigation

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
In this episode of The Greener Way, guest host Michelle Baltazar interviews Nicole Richards, chief executive of Allonnia, about the company's use of synthetic biology to address sustainability issues. The discussion covers Allonnia's work in ...

Advertisers to adhere to new Environmental Claims Code

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... defined as any message or representation that the business or service advertised has a neutral or positive impact on the environment; is less harmful for the environment than alternatives; or has specific environmental benefits. The new code has five ...

Family offices share sustainable investment preferences

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
A survey of 150 global family offices found about 30% are looking to invest in renewable energy battery storage, while a further near 30% already have money in solar power generation. The Knight Frank 150 Family Office Survey found 29% of those surveyed ...

UniSuper waters down 'volatile' environmental option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
UniSuper is refreshing the investment strategy for its Global Environmental Opportunities (GEO) option, effective March 28. The major change will be lowering the threshold for companies to qualify for inclusion in the strategy. "Due to the concentrated ...

Sandi Orleow joins ECP board

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
The professional director has joined the board of ECP Asset Management. Sandi Orleow joins Angela Obree as the second non-executive director of the company. Orleow has over three decades of experience in financial services, asset management, superannuation ...

JBWere nabs duo from Perpetual

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
The private wealth firm has snapped up two staffers from Perpetual - a senior wealth adviser and director of philanthropic services. Before joining JBWere, David Hurley was an associate Partner at Perpetual for more than seven years, providing investment ...

BlackRock ditches diversity targets, drops hiring mandates

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... every respect," the memo said. "Recently, there have been a number of significant changes to the US legal and policy environment related to [diversity, equity and inclusion] that apply to many companies, including BlackRock. "In light of this, we are ...

Carbon Market Report shows positive momentum

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Regulator's (CER) latest Quarterly Carbon Market Report (QCMR) shows that Australia's carbon market, coupled with the reformed Safeguard Mechanism, are assisting businesses to make strong contributions toward Australia achieving its ...

Australia's ecosystems get a dollar value

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... ($7.1 billion). The second most valuable service was grazed biomass - the amount of feed naturally produced by the environment for sheep and cattle - valued at $40.4 billion. ABS head of environment statistics Jonathon Khoo said this figure represents ...

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 ...