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Rural slavery risk raises ESG alarm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... rural industries may face reputational and legal risk, as a new report warns 16,400 people are trapped in modern slavery in NSW. Agriculture, horticulture and meat processing in rural and regional areas, as well as labour hire companies, are prime offenders ...

Study finds answer to land use battle

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... feasible. "There is an urgent need for further research and regulatory guidance to support the implementation of agrivoltaics in NSW to activate the benefits of this multifunctional land use for landholders and industry proponents," said Stefan Trueck ...

Help on the way for hidden supply chain slavery

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... slavery in supply chains or face reputation risk; help for the sector is on the way in the form of a code of practice from the NSW slavery commissioner. Modern global supply chains are complex, making it difficult to see where risks lie, according to ...

Music mecca hits the right note for nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... native bird species and 222 plant species including endangered orchid. Other projects include Alleena conservation reserve in NSW, and Avoca River in Victoria that is home to the critically endangered natural grasslands of the Murray Valley Plains.

Veteran lawyer moves jobs

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... experience in leading strategy, complex portfolios, and operations with tangible results. She was deputy secretary in the NSW government and spent 15 years as a planning and environmental lawyer. O'Mara is the founder of independent strategic consultancy ...

NorthStar Impact analyst joins TCorp

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... firm. TCorp's head of investment stewardship Alexis Cheung welcomed Carson Edwards saying she joins a team that helps the NSW state government financing and investment arm to more deeply integrate climate risk, decarbonisation and ESG insights into ...

Wollemi Capital appoints former state Treasurer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Wollemi Capital has appointed former NSW Treasurer Matt Kean as director, regulatory affairs and strategic partnerships. Wollemi said Kean - who was recently appointed chair of the Climate Change Authority - brings deep expertise in catalysing public ...

RIAA warns against carbon capture

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... agriculture across a large area of the continent: most of Queensland, the south-east corner of the Northern Territory, northern NSW and a third of South Australia. The Senate Committee said the risks of underground CCS "to water security and food production ...

Aus Ethical gets ex-PRI chief

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... leadership and advisory roles with FAIRR Initiative, the UN Global Compact Network Australia, Finance for Peace, the Office of the NSW Anti-slavery Commissioner, Qualitas, Climate Catalyst, Frontier Advisors, Australian Sustainable Finance Institute ...

First renewable energy zone to start works

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... set to reach financial close and construction works will then commence. It's expected to be in operation in 2028. Located in NSW around Dubbo, Dunedoo and Mudgee, the Central-West Orana REZ is a key initiative under the NSW Electricity Infrastructure ...
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