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Productivity Commission pushing for a circular economy

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... to 2029, the paper said, presenting a significant opportunity to shift to a circular economy. "Allowing greater use of recycle or less emissions-intensive materials in these projects could reduce the economic and environmental cost of this work," PC ...

More funding needed to modernise renewable energy infrastructure

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
As institutional investors continue to back the development of new solar farms and wind turbines, a critical avenue of decarbonisation is left sorely neglected, with Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) encouraging investors to shift their focus ...

Advancing sustainability through a circular economy

LIZ HARRISON  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
A circular economy is structured so that products are created to be reused, repaired, and recycled, reducing waste and optimising the use of resources. Its goal is to establish a closed-loop system in which materials are circulated and reused, instead ...

Plibersek threatens circularity laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Canberra warns if businesses don't step up it will revise legislation surrounding product stewardship and the circular economy to boost investor confidence. But environment minister Tanya Plibersek concedes that sometimes threats are as effective as ...

Climate tech gets funding boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Energy, Adelaide University, RMIT, and Vulcan Steel. $3 million was awarded for a new recycling system that converts hard-to-recycle plastics and tyre waste into graphene: a collaboration between EQ Plastics, RMIT and Rapid Auto. Other projects included ...

Decarbonising aluminium key priority for Capral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Decarbonising aluminium's supply chain is a key business and industry aim for aluminium extruder and distributor Capral. Capral is Australia's largest aluminium extrusion business with 65,000 tonnes capacity, six manufacturing bases in Australia and ...

Investor group with US$2tr AUM to measure avoided emissions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
Mirova and Robeco have led a group of investors with more than US$2 trillion of AUM to develop a global database of greenhouse gas emission avoidance factors to help facilitate transition finance. The initiative, supported by 10 founding partners including ...

Australia joins COP28 gender and just transition partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... 24 to 36 months. It will have a fund life of 30 years with a 15-year investment period thereby allowing for a capital recycle and greater positive impact. MUFG and FinDev Canada plan to co-invest circa US$ 440 million alongside other financial institutions ...

Clean tech bags big bucks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
A small South Australian energy storage company has bagged a $750,000 grant from Woodside, taking total funding to $4.95 million, while Bupa has puts $280,000 towards six eco startups with $380,000 more on offer. SA energy storage rakes in $4.95m South ...

Impact investing as greenwashing antidote: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Building portfolios around metrics such as direct revenue with real world social and/or environmental impact may be a solution to greenwashing, according to T. Rowe Price. Recently, T. Rowe Price global impact equity strategy Hari Balkrishna was in ...
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