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Bio. Matt Kean was appointed as Chair of the authority on 5 August 2024 for a term of 5 years. He was previously the Member for Hornsby in the NSW Parliament from 2011 until 2 August 2024.

Jan 20, 2025 · Confirming what we already know, Julia Tay, Asia-Pacific public policy leader and partner at EY wrote a social media article summarising the progress made in the APAC. This includes China establishing national ESG reporting standards, Indonesia releasing a draft of its sustainability disclosure standards and Bursa in Malaysia aligning its reporting requirements with its national sustainability ...

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Jan 6, 2025 · We’re thrilled to announce that Willow Aliento has rejoined The Fifth Estate as editor at large, with a special brief to focus on the most important and difficult challenges in the sustainability and net zero transition. This is a time when the stakes have never been higher in terms of the progress we urgently need in sustainability – in …

Nov 26, 2024 · Catherine Carter is a respected leader in the property industry, known for her contributions to urban design, innovation and community building.

Jan 16, 2025 · After cyberattacks, the climate crisis stands as the greatest threat facing insurance companies. The 2019-2020 bushfire season in Australia, known as "Black Summer," resulted in estimated insured losses of $2.32 billion, making it one of the costliest natural disasters in Australian history.

Feb 13, 2025 · The two tax incentives in the legislation include: hydrogen production tax incentive valued at $2 per kilogram of renewable hydrogen produced between 2027 and 2040 for up to ten years per project; critical minerals production tax incentives valued at 10 per cent of processing and refining costs for the 31 crucial minerals necessary to the transition between 2027 and 2040 for up to ten years ...

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Feb 10, 2025 · In the latter days of the previous NSW Liberal government, Anthony Roberts threw out a far reaching sustainability policy and announced the move at a developers’ victory lunch. Are we about to see the same disgraceful behaviour by both major parties when they convene to reform the Planning Act?