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Budget to modernise environmental approval framework

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... said the reforms have the potential to streamline lower risk applications on projects with more significant environmental impacts. The measures are also expected to support greater coordination between jurisdictions through expanded bilateral agreements ...

UniSuper accused of greenwashing in GEO option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... complaint, takes issue with these two companies in particular, stating that, among other factors, Microsoft's environmental impacts have increased in recent years and Nvidia's emissions have doubled. The complaint alleges UniSuper may have engaged ...

Technology transforming biodiversity risk assessments

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
Biodiversity impact assessment is emerging as a crucial framework among firms that strive to mitigate environmental impacts and provide comprehensive climate reporting data. Asset manager Franklin Templeton partnered with Melbourne University's ...

Cornell publishes roadmap for AI decarbonisation

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
A recent study by Cornell University revealed the current and forecasted environmental impacts of AI growth and provided an actionable roadmap to mitigate the threats. As companies like OpenAI and Google increasingly invest in new AI data centres, coordination ...

NZSF quantifies impact investments for the first time

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... defines impact investments as: "Investments made with the intent to deliver measurable positive social and/or environmental impacts, and the fund's required financial return." The fund uses its Impact Investment Framework to qualify, analyse, measure ...

QIC invests to extract critical renewable energy materials

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... deposit. "This means Sandy Mitchell can be quickly developed and start production with simple mining and low environmental impacts," Emery said. "Most of the processing has already been done by mother nature, so to produce a monazite concentrate, simple ...

Green moves: Aware Super, Fred Hollows Foundation, Justice and Equity Centre

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... Greatest Good, which connects conscious consumers with purpose-driven organisations to achieve social and environmental impacts. In these advisory roles, Parker provides ethical guidance to support corporate decision-making. "Over the past 14 years at ...

Perennial Partners expands sustainable offerings

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... Impact Fund predominantly invests in Australian and New Zealand companies, delivering positive social and environmental impacts aligned to sustainable development goals (SDG). There will be no changes to the Melior Australian Impact Fund's investment ...

Podcast: Measuring nature assets in portfolios

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... climate and biodiversity strategist at Robeco. Lucian shares his insights on the importance of incorporating environmental impacts into investment strategies, using the Task Force for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) guidance, and the launch ...

Raising the bar on gold integrity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... into the formal system." Artisanal miners often use mercury to extract gold, with devastating health and environmental impacts. Though alternative technologies exist with higher yields, they require substantial upfront investment, which many small-scale ...
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