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According to the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance, sustainable investing is on the rise with sustainable assets under management growing to a global $35.3T in 2020, rising 15 per cent from 2018. By Harry Mulholland This rise has been even higher in Australia with the GSIA reporting a 25 per cent […]
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Harry Mulholland speaks with the two award-winning artists whose latest sculpture is now in place at the Central Coast Marine Discovery Centre in Terrigal – they want it to promote their goal of building awareness of the importance of marine conservation in Australia. The sculpture, which is called Pacifica Australis, […]
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If you are as passionate about ESG as we are, perhaps you’d like to be a contributor. The Point ESG News Site is looking for contributors. We need experts in social justice, environmental justice or governance to write for us. We are committed to public interest journalism so you need […]
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The scathing NSW Audit Office report into the state government’s Biodiversity Offsets Scheme chronicles exactly how the scheme has failed to protect nature and benefited developers. The scheme failed to meet 96 per cent of developer demand for species credits and 97 per cent of species credits have never been […]
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Australian businessman and politician Clive Palmer has proposed a new coal mine that environmental groups are saying will most likely impact the Great Barrier Reef prompting the Federal Minister for the Environment and Water, Tanya Plibersek, to propose blocking the coal mine. By Harry Mulholland The Central Queensland Coal Project […]
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Australian oil and gas company Santos and elders from the Tiwi Land Council are currently waiting for a Federal Court decision to determine whether Santos can continue to drill gas wells in the Timor Sea. By Harry Mulholland The Federal Court case commenced in June after Tiwi Elder, Dennis Tipakalippa, […]
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The Australian Conservation Foundation has been busy preparing its platy-project, a month-long study of the Platypus to learn more about where they live, and how many live in the wild, so they can prevent a further decline in their numbers. By Harry Mulholland Throughout the month of September, the Australian […]
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Eco tourism is a burgeoning global movement but it is something you can enjoy closer to home than you might think. By Harry Mulholland The Central Coast region of New South Wales, which is widely recognised for its many pristine beaches, bushlands, and gourmet food options, has been recognised as […]
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New research from the Australia Institute shows that our car market has become an outlier in global automotive standards, with Australia receiving some of the least efficient models that emit higher levels of carbon dioxide than models available in other countries. By Harry Mulholland The average carbon dioxide intensity for […]
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Revelations about former Prime Minister Scott Morrison secretly swearing himself in to five ministerial portfolios may have substantial consequences for coastal communities between Newcastle and the Sydney Basin who are opposed to offshore gas exploration and mining. By Jackie Pearson Lucy Wicks, former Member for Robertson, sent an email to […]
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