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Labor win 'a referendum on renewable energy'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Council says the Albanese government's landslide win in the federal election was a vote of confidence by the Australian people in the nation's clean energy future. Clean Energy Council chief executive Kane Thornton said Labor's win ...

Australia's ecosystems get a dollar value

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... ecosystems cover 383.8 million hectares - half of Australia's terrestrial landscape. Wild fish provisioning - growing fish in the ocean before being sold to eat - was valued at $39.2 million. This is the first release of experimental National Ecosystem ...

Green moves: UN PRI, Ditchley, Honest Work

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Kar Mei Tang, who was Australia's first chief circular economist, has been promoted to regional head of the UN-supported investor network on ESG. Previously head of Oceania, Sydney-based Tang is now the regional head of Oceania and Asia, excluding China ...

Scottish Widows mandates Robeco to build new ESG indices

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Robeco is partnering with the UK life insurance and pensions company to create custom equity indices for developed and emerging markets following responsible investment principles. The international asset manager and specialist in quant and sustainable ...

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

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... (UNEP FI) has named Martin Koehring as a consultant on the sustainable blue economy. The TEDx speaker and self-proclaimed 'ocean futurist' said it is a chance to work "across the financial community to provide guidance and frameworks to ensure investment ...

Big names back plastics phaseout

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... the Global Plastic Treaty; alongside brands like Aldi, Ikea and Coca-Cola; and nonprofits the World Wildlife Fund and the Ocean Conservancy. Stewart Investors said it sees plastics as a critical issue that needs to be addressed in order that investors ...

Green moves: Fremantle Seaweed, Impact&ble, Emmi, Petuna Aquaculture

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... hands a little more dirty (salty?) with a solution that combines my passion for systems thinking, my obsession with the ocean, and my drive to address the climate crisis. And let's be honest: the chance to say 'I work with burping cows and magical seaweed' ...

Green moves at MSCI, Future Fund, Minderoo, U Ethical

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... work on expanding the objectives and partner base to "catalyse marine genomics and environmental DNA as essential tools for ocean conservation and sustainable management," comments Jessica McLagan, chief of staff to the CEO at Minderoo and Tattarang. ...

UN PRI bolsters APAC expertise

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
The UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is strengthening its position as the region's sustainable investor network. UN PRI Oceania head Kar Mei Tang has been appointed co-chair of the International Women's Development Agency ...

Green finance lags as planet on high alert

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Check identifies interconnected risks from climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, change in biosphere integrity, and ocean acidification are pushing the planet beyond a safe operating zone. This means risks are irreversibly escalating and becoming ...
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