Rose Mary Petrass

Sydney

Senior Journalist at FS Sustainability

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Articles

Brewing a legacy: First Aboriginal coffee plantation takes root

Feb 28, 2025 | nit.com.au | Rose Mary Petrass |Giovanni Torre

Standing out in the crowded specialty coffee market is no easy feat. But founded just 18 months ago, Lone Crow Coffee already sits on the shelves of over 800 Woolworths stores – testament to the sporting discipline of its founders. Moving to France to join the Catalans Dragons hasn't dimmed Reimis Smith's passion for the uniquely Australian company he co-founded alongside his father Tyran Smith and family friend Ben Hams – both former sportsmen.
Australian Ethical sees path through anti-ESG push

Feb 24, 2025 | fssustainability.com.au | Rose Mary Petrass

Australian Ethical's deputy chief investment officer and head of multi-asset John Woods believes that recent anti-ESG moves create a unique opportunity for ethical investors. Despite short-term disruptions caused by policy shifts from the new US administration - such as expanded fossil fuel extraction, a ban on offshore wind projects, and withdrawal from the Paris Agreement - Woods argues these measures open a window for ethical investors to take advantage of market volatility.
Climate Change Authority warns of nuclear bungle

Feb 24, 2025 | fssustainability.com.au | Rose Mary Petrass

New independent analysis predicts nuclear could add two billion tonnes of emissions and reach 2.6°C of warming. The Climate Change Authority compared published modelling by the Australian Energy Market Operator and Frontier Economics. It found that a nuclear pathway could see Australia miss the legislated 43% emissions reduction target for 2030 by over five percentage points. Under opposition leader Peter Dutton's nuclear scheme, Australia would breach its international commitments.
EV boom fuels lithium surge, but risks are significant

Feb 24, 2025 | fssustainability.com.au | Rose Mary Petrass

Demand for lithium is set to triple by 2030, but high geopolitical and environmental risks pose a challenge for investors. According to analyses by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the surge is driven primarily by the rapid expansion of electric vehicle (EV) production, renewable energy storage, and consumer electronics.
Podcast: Green careers in silent crisis with Heather Lynch

Feb 24, 2025 | fssustainability.com.au | Rose Mary Petrass

Recent research has revealed that sustainability professionals are fighting anxiety, loneliness, imposter syndrome. Forty-three percent of green professionals are the sole staff member responsible for sustainability within their organisation, according to a UK study out of the University of St Andrews and the University of Strathclyde. Here to discuss is Heather Lynch, a coach working with sustainability professionals, who was a lead researcher on the study.
BlackRock moves on natural capital

Feb 23, 2025 | fssustainability.com.au | Rose Mary Petrass

The world's largest asset manager has quietly acknowledged that natural capital is now an investable asset, not an externality. Traditionally, environmental factors like water, land, and biodiversity were seen as externalities - important, yet separate from financial models. BlackRock is now treating these as natural capital assets that contribute directly to economic value and investment returns.
Green moves: PRI, Blackrock, Rewiring Australia, Future Generation, Harris Oakmark

Feb 23, 2025 | fssustainability.com.au | Rose Mary Petrass

Tom Wainwright is leaving Climateworks Centre to join the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). He will lead the Australian program of PRI's Collaborative Sovereign Engagement on Climate Change initiative. Wainwright is an advisor and subject matter expert on credible transition plans, decarbonisation pathways, and sustainable finance.
Economists brace for an uncertain future

Feb 17, 2025 | fssustainability.com.au | Rose Mary Petrass

After decades of unprecedented progress in reducing global inequality and poverty, the future looks increasingly uncertain, according to Angela Jackson, lead economist at Impact Economics and Policy. With Australia heading into an election year, potential interest rate cuts, and the looming threat of a trade war, uncertainty is at the forefront of economists' concerns. Jackson shared her insights at the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum held at Sydney's Fullerton Hotel on Tuesday.
Podcast: Decommissioning offshore oil and gas with Joshua Runciman

Feb 17, 2025 | fssustainability.com.au | Rose Mary Petrass

Oil spills, leaks and contaminants can wreak havoc on marine life, and abandoned and decaying platforms and pipelines can cause large-scale damage through chemical and heavy-metal pollutants. With LNG markets declining and ageing offshore oil and gas infrastructure representing an environmental safety risk, titleholders are now having to decommission offshore infrastructure. This process represents an estimated $60 billion liability for investors over the next 30-50 years.
Climate transition poses GFC-level risk: Emmi

Feb 17, 2025 | fssustainability.com.au | Rose Mary Petrass

The global fixed income debt market faces significant climate transition risks, with trillions of dollars in outstanding bonds exposed to potential financial disruption by 2030, according to Emmi. This represents a GFC-level economic event, according to Ben McNeil, Emmi's chief climate and data scientist and co-founder alongside Michael Lebbon.