November
Young property entrepreneur gets set in green concrete start-up
Oscar Ledlin, who ranks number 55 on the Young Rich List, has launched a company specialising in sustainable concrete production, with ambitions to IPO.
Nostalgia’s not what it used to be: Why the ’90s weren’t that great
AI-generated videos set in the 1990s show teenagers hanging out in video shops, riding the streets on their bikes and talking about how good life is.
September
Hitting the mid-point of the climate target should be real goal
Now comes the time for implementation. To get there will require a step change in policy.
August
Criticism of algal bloom response ‘nonsense’: PM
Anthony Albanese has defended his government’s response to the environmental disaster after visiting affected towns and beaches in South Australia.
July
Problems with the Productivity Commission
Readers’ letters on the Productivity Commission’s submission, corporate taxes, and the power of positivity.
June
No more waiting: Let’s build the future together
The Financial Review Sustainability Leaders list celebrates companies embracing sustainable solutions to create both environmental and economic benefits.
December 2024
Rich Lister charged in park asbestos contamination
Arnold Vitocco’s family company owns chocolate chain Max Brenner and is credited with building Liverpool in Sydney’s west. He is now charged with environmental crimes.
October 2024
Chickenpox and faded flowers: BHP challenges size of $70b lawsuit
BHP alleges some of the 620,000 bids for compensation rest on spurious claims, as part of a courtroom push to cut back the English class action’s colossal size.
‘Relentless pursuit of profits’: BHP lawsuit opens in London
The miner and class action lawyers Pogust Goodhead locked horns in court, but the protesters and TV crews gathered outside suggest a PR battle is also afoot.
BHP faces down 620,000 Brazilians as Samarco class action kicks off
A British court will on Monday start a trial that was six years in the making. There’s $70 billion at stake, but some claimants say it’s not about money.
BHP tables $45bn plan to settle Brazilian quest for dam disaster cash
On the eve of a $70 billion class action in England, BHP has upped its parallel compensation offer to the Brazilian authorities over the 2015 Samarco disaster.
July 2024
Paris mayor dives into Seine River to prove it’s safe for the Olympics
The big question on French lips is not whether the chronically polluted waterway will host sports, but whether President Emmanuel Macron will also take a dip.
May 2024
Thames Water’s big stink: Is Macquarie to blame?
The crisis in England’s water sector is coming to the boil. Macquarie, with more than $3 billion invested and its UK reputation on the line, will be feeling the heat.
October 2023
No matter who collects EV revenue, we have to charge smartly
EVs are clean, cheap to run, and could encourage more driving. That will be a test for state governments, which can no longer set road user charges.
August 2023
London’s widening pollution tax sparks protests, stirs political passions
Moves in Britain to stamp out poor air quality and reduce car use have become a flashpoint.
Are these ‘forever chemicals’ slowly killing you?
They’re in everything from non-stick cookware to yoga pants – and in the bodies of almost every human alive. They may be doing people great harm.
SurfStitch founder snags $42m from ABN AMRO for sustainable retail biz
Justin Cameron’s new investor joins other high-profile backers KKR’s David Lang, Investible’s Trevor Folsom and Kardinia Capital’s Kristiaan Rehder.
Cadbury owner’s plan to stop importing waste for chocolate wrappers
The global confectionary giant currently imports recycled plastics to meet its target for 30 per cent recycled packaging as Australia doesn’t have a facility.
June 2023
Adamantem gets in on the green packaging party, holds talks with PAC
The Sydney private-equity shop is set to swoop on the wholesale food packaging supplier.
NYC hit with world’s worst air quality from Canada bushfires
Pollution levels in the city were deemed to be in the ‘unhealthy’ range, and were higher than those in the Indian capital Delhi and Iraq’s Baghdad.