Climate, energy and resources
Australian state governments are ramping up pressure on companies to treat sites contaminated with forever chemicals. SciDev is at the forefront of the clean-up effort.
New South Wales' $450 million deal to extend the life of the country's largest coal fired power station has been roundly criticised by clean energy advocates as an avoidable failure of public policy.
Analysts believe the Australian miner can still secure its target if it is willing to compensate shareholders for the risk of asset disposals.
Tackling greenwashing has been top of the regulatory to-do list for some time. As corporate use of AI-linked buzzwords increases, lawyers say an AI-washing crackdown could be next.
The family office of Canva co-founder Cam Adams and his wife Lisa Miller has adopted a new form of VC they hope will provide a blueprint for addressing the climate and nature crisis.