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Why Ancient Trees are Important
Forests are sucking up 25% of our carbon emissions in the atmosphere.
However, the productivity of forests is sensitive to climate, and the faster forest death events have the potential to release a lot of carbon back into the atmosphere.
Recently, scientists have been able to quantify the role of ancient trees in storing carbon.
Who ya gonna call?
In a recent speech ASIC Chair Joseph Longo presented ASIC’s new corporate plan and noted that:
“Rather than attempting to be ‘everywhere’, we must prioritise the areas of greatest harm and take action to protect vulnerable people. Being a regulator is all about choices, so we must be targeted in the way we deploy resources.”
It’s a bird…it’s a plane. It’s an EV charger!
Okay, it might not be that high in the sky, but Seattle (USA) is piloting a new style of electric vehicle charger that attaches to wood poles high above street level.
EOFY 2022 - Tax time checklist - hints and tips
The new financial year means it's time to complete your annual tax return again - are you ready? We’ve compiled a handy (and comprehensive) checklist that helps you identify all the different types of income you may need to declare and expenses you can claim.
Stay protected at tax time… check your tax practitioner is registered!
In the lead up to tax time the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) is urging taxpayers and small businesses to protect themselves from unregistered tax preparers.
Greenwashing and Greenwishing… how do you know your investments are ethical?
What is good to know is that Australian regulators such as the ACCC, APRA and ASIC are all now increasing their scrutiny of environmental claims to clamp down on greenwashing.
Superannuation contributions - review your options before 30 June 2022
The end of the current financial year is less than four weeks away, so now is a good time to review your superannuation options. Getting more money into your super fund account before the 30 June deadline may be one of those options.
The latest IPCC report makes it clear that we have almost run out of time to act on climate change
The third volume of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 2022 report was published at the start of April. The report focuses on the path forward to drastically cut emissions.
What the 2022 Federal Budget means for you and the Climate
We’ve gone through the detail and compiled your need to know list for this year’s federal budget.
Planning: 10 tips to save on your private health insurance costs
The male seahorse might need pregnancy cover, but do you? 10 tips to save on your private health costs.
Ethical Advisers Co-op 2021 Annual Report released
EAC has just released their second Annual Report, which showcases Co-op members work throughout 2021.
COP26 wrapped up... and Australia named “Colossal Fossil”!
COP26, the biggest international climate event in years, has wrapped up in overtime… and Australia did NOT come out of it well.