Shunned by banks and major funds, Sircel managed to secure $5 million in 'patient capital' earlier this year. It has big ambitions for its chemical based technology that aims to keep e-waste out of landfill.
Climate and environment
The number of Australian companies seeking to flex their ethical credentials by obtaining B-Corporation status has doubled since the pandemic, according to local CEO Andrew Davies.
David Scaysbrook explains the renewables pioneer's approach to investing and its accidental stake in Sun Cable alongside Mike Cannon-Brookes' Grok Ventures.
ASX 200 companies will be hit with Treasury’s mandatory climate reporting in less than five months’ time - whether they are ready or not. While many will make a smooth transition, glaring gaps remain in the way some companies are approaching their sustainability reports
MGA Thermal has developed heat storage technology using molten alloys stored in modular bricks. Now, it is heading for a Series B and looking to scale up.
A focus has emerged in the trademark appeal between Robyn Denholm’s Wollemi Capital Group and Tim Bishop’s climate tech VC Wollemi Capital.
Andrew Forrest's move away from green hydrogen, welcomed by investors, doesn't mean Fortescue has ended its goal of diversifying away from iron ore into more climate-friendly sectors.
The energy minister has pitched the next election as a choice between “reliable renewables or risky reactors — but not both”.
After selling their fintech startup, serial entrepreneurs David Washbrook and Stu Grover have developed carbon removal technology that converts rice straw waste into usable biochar and bitumen products.
The Sydney-based startup is building “CO2-sucking machines”, taking lessons it learned from developing the world’s biggest solar farm.
Brambles has been lauded for its sustainable business model, which aims to regenerate the environments, economies and societies touched by its pallet businesses.
Local universities are brimming with climate tech innovations, but the path to commercialisation is hard and funding gaps remain.
Denholm's Wollemi Capital Group is seeking to overturn its loss in a trademark dispute with Tim Bishop's climate tech VC firm Wollemi Capital by lodging an appeal before the Federal Court.
Both Brookfield and Origin Energy have clearly moved on from the $20 billion takeover attempt that failed late last year, with the Australian gentailer's share price climbing by almost a third in the months since.
Shipping accounts for 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions but is outside the UN’s climate treaty. Decarbonising the industry is a complex and challenging task.
Green energy startup NRN has secured $1 million in a pre-Series A bridge funding round led by Investible’s Climate Tech Fund.
The ACCC's lawsuit against GLAD bags maker Clorox was the first in a range of actions the watchdog is planning as it cracks down on green claims.
The World Economic Forum is in the middle of its future-focused Annual Meeting of the New Champions. The central theme is how to prevent globalisation falling apart.
