Trevor Thomas, Ethinvest's Executive Chair, talks to The Greener Way about the benefits and challenges of impact investing, the need to democratise wholesale impact options and how Ethinvest and its clients use shareholder power to drive corporate change. Trevor explains how impact investing directs capital towards solutions-based businesses and investments and his efforts to make it more accessible to all Australian investors. He also discusses the broader role of investme

Australia’s highest court has delivered its first climate case decision, a potentially far-reaching ruling that could change how new coal and gas projects are assessed in New South Wales and beyond. The High Court decision, arising from a challenge by two local retired teachers in the Hunter Valley to MACH Energy’s proposed expansion of the Mount Pleasant coal mine near Muswellbrook, has put fossil fuel developers on notice that the climate damage caused by their products can

Baptist World Aid’s new podcast series Behind the Barcode, looks at the human and environmental impact of ultra-fashion and its impact on how we wear, buy and value our clothes. Podcast hosts explain how ultra-fast fashion has turned the simple act of buying clothes into a financial, human rights and environmental challenge for consumers seeking sustainable purchase options. Popularised by brands such as Shein, Temu and Boohoo, the fast fashion model uses real-time consumer

A new Carbon Impacts Tracer tool can be used to estimate human health and climate change impacts from emissions across eight metrics, including heat-related deaths, poverty and damage to crop yields. The open-access platform connects carbon dioxide emissions from major fossil fuel and corporate projects directly to real-world climate impacts such as global warming increments, damage to coral reefs and glaciers, crop yields and human health risks including heat exposure and

Congratulations to Australian Ethical for winning the United Nations 2026 Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) Award for Innovation in system stewardship, recognising the company's multi-year climate stewardship strategy that targeted major Australian banks and insurers. The award, announced during PRI Investor Day at New York Climate Week, places the Australian fund manager among a global group of investors being recognised for efforts to turn responsible investment c