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From Waste to Commodity

Delivering on the EU’s vision of a circular plastics economy

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wfp-brave-commander-ukraineMedia ReleaseMinderoo Foundation09 Sep 2022Minderoo Foundation contributes to FAO’s Grain Storage Support StrategyTemporary storage equipment will be delivered across Ukraine to store this year’s harvest.
zelenskyy-andrew-forrestMedia ReleaseMinderoo Foundation18 Aug 2022Minderoo Foundation support package to help ease global food crisisThe first shipment of wheat grain from Ukraine is headed for the UN World Food Programme’s humanitarian response in Ethiopia.
blueback-posterFlourishing Oceans03 Oct 2022‘Blueback’ to inspire ocean conservationThe adaptation of Tim Winton’s best-selling novella Blueback is a timely tale about the ocean, a beautiful marine creature, and a young girl’s power to change the world.
Ankur-Sharma-2Collaborate Against Cancer01 Oct 2022How personalised medicine is guiding a new approach to liver cancerTo mark Liver Cancer Awareness month, Dr Ankur Sharma explores how personalised medicine can be a game changer for sufferers of the disease.
GettyImages-1137590799Collaborate Against Cancer27 Sep 2022Fresh hope for young leukaemia patients across the TasmanBlood cancer patients aged 4-21 in New Zealand are being recruited for a new drug trial supported by Minderoo Foundation.
Jeremy Reid JadeCollaborate Against Cancer21 Sep 2022ZERO childhood cancer program to be expanded by end of 2023By the end of 2023, every child and young adult diagnosed with cancer in Australia will have access to the Zero Childhood Cancer Precision Medicine Program.
SarahD_KevinT_MinderooCentre_UQ (1)OpinionNo Plastic Waste16 Sep 2022Reducing Exposure to PlasticWith evidence mounting that plastic isn’t only in our environment but is now in our bodies, Professor Sarah Dunlop, neuroscientist and Head of Plastics and Human Health at Minderoo Foundation, shares how she reduces her exposure to plastic and the harmful chemicals it can contain.

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Employment

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An Australian-first assessment of Indigenous workplace representation, practices, and employee experiences.

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Shelley-Cable-blue-1OpinionGeneration One22 May 2022We put the challenge of true Indigenous employment parity to the business leaders of AustraliaTo achieve Indigenous employment parity in our generation, we need 300,000 more Indigenous Australians in work by 2040.
iei-artwork-coverMedia ReleaseGeneration One23 May 2022Australian-first Indigenous Employment Index highlights desperate need to close the employment gapAn Australian-first new report offers an insight into Indigenous employment at some of Australia’s largest employers.

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Mapping the world’s plastic pollution

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GUIDANCE ON MODERN SLAVERY RISKS FOR THAI BUSINESSES

GUIDANCE ON MODERN SLAVERY RISKS FOR THAI BUSINESSES

The guidance, developed in conjunction with with the Stock Exchange of Thailand and Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking, has launched.

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Released alongside the Guidance, our Modern Slavery Benchmarking Tool provides businesses with a score and tailored report on what they are doing well and how they can improve.

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Walk Free, SET and FAST provide Thai businesses with tools to manage modern slavery risks

Walk Free is proud to partner with the Stock Exchange of Thailand and Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking (FAST) to launch the first guidance to assist Thai-listed companies to identify, address and report on modern slavery risks throughout their value chains.

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GettyImages-1229601495No Plastic Waste14 Sep 2022From Waste to Commodity: Delivering on the EU’s vision of a circular plastics economyA new report shows that establishing systems that enable collecting, sorting, and recycling multiple types of plastic is essential to meeting the European Union’s circularity goals.
Fender-and-calf_WatermarkedFlourishing Oceans03 Sep 2022Decades-long study finds endangered whales are having fewer babiesA world-class collaborative research project has found that the Australian population of southern right whales is calving less frequently.
phone-in-hand-stfMedia ReleaseNo Plastic Waste15 Sep 2022Sea The Future announces the appointment of Peter Trueman as CEOTrueman will direct STF’s development of a solution that aims to unlock the supply and demand for recycled plastic.
img-dream-venture-gala-2022Generation One01 Sep 2022$150,000 of seed funding granted to Indigenous businessesMinderoo Foundation’s Generation One, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Citi Foundation’s co-led Youth Co:Lab initiative, delivered the 2022 Dream Venture Masterclasses.
SURFER-PICFlourishing Oceans25 Aug 2022Partnership to accelerate ocean health startups and entrepreneursA new partnership aims to support and accelerate innovative solutions to the greatest challenges facing our oceans.
Thrive by Five24 Aug 2022Minderoo Foundation launches Thrive by Five early childhood development program in NamibiaMinderoo Foundation, in collaboration with the government of the Republic of Namibia, has launched its international early childhood development program in Namibia.

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Global Fishing Index

Assessing the sustainability of the world’s marine fisheries

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GettyImages-1388665051OpinionFire & Flood Resilience18 Aug 2022Minderoo Foundation statement in response to the NSW Independent Flood InquiryIt is critical that we focus more funding and efforts on resilience preparedness to better protect communities against disastrous events before they happen.
priscila-goncalves-matt-heydenrych-on-pangaeaFlourishing Oceans17 Aug 2022Minderoo Foundation and Illumina commit up to AU$40 million to apply advanced genomics to marine conservationNew partnership will use the power of high throughput sequencing and computational biology to measure and understand marine life in our oceans at a rate that eclipses traditional research methods.
alexandra-wilemanFlourishing Oceans11 Aug 2022Challenge Impossible: Can the ocean be healthier than it’s ever been?A princess, a president, a 10-year-old and a comedian came together at an event at the UN Ocean Conference to answer the question: Can the ocean be healthier than it’s ever been?
GettyImages-175409767No Plastic Waste10 Aug 2022Identifying the sources of plastic pollutionTransparency of the plastic value chain might be within reach thanks to the new EU corporate sustainability reporting rules.
Swan Canning Drone StillMedia ReleaseFlourishing Oceans27 Jul 2022Work to restore native shellfish reefs gets underwayThe reefs will cover up to 8 hectares and will help improve the health of the Swan-Canning Estuary.
MollyWright_2021_0013Thrive by Five22 Jul 2022One year on – Molly’s message still resonates around the worldA ground-breaking TED Talk by a 7-year-old Australian girl is rivalling Elon Musk and Bill Gates for the most popular TED Talk in recent history.

Historic first African religious declaration against modern slavery

Walk Free and its faith arm Global Freedom Network have brought together a coalition of faith leaders for the first signing in Africa of the Joint Declaration of Religious Leaders Against Modern Slavery

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Freedom in your hand: New app fights modern slavery

Global Freedom Network releases world-first app for faith leaders to fight modern slavery

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Molly’s Ted Talk

Minderoo Foundation has partnered with TED and UNICEF to showcase Thrive by Five’s global mission to raise awareness about the importance of brain development in the first five years.

Introducing 7-year-old Molly Wright, one of the world’s youngest ever TED speakers with her talk titled: How every child can thrive by five.

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MF-ArtistFund-LaunchEvent-220721-2U4A6107-MRArts & Culture21 Jul 2022Ten new creative projects underway through the Minderoo Foundation Artist FundThe 2022 cohort of Western Australian artists receiving funding grants and residencies has been announced.
MinderooFoundation-BarryMcGuire-220719-019A6846Minderoo Foundation20 Jul 2022Barry McGuire joins Minderoo Foundation BoardDr Andrew Forrest AO and Nicola Forrest AO today announced the appointment of prominent business and cultural leader Barry McGuire to the Board of Minderoo Foundation.
A,Hand,Hold,Or,Touching,Plastic,Pellets,,,Plastic,PolymerMedia ReleaseNo Plastic Waste01 Jul 2022Minderoo Foundation and Amcor launch partnership to ensure market certainty for plastic wasteThe project aims to accelerate the creation of a circular plastic economy.

Initiatives

Through a collaborative, evidence-based approach we strive to solve major global challenges through our key initiatives.

Arts & Culture

Connected, collaborative and creative communities

Building Communities

Fostering healthy communities

Collaborate Against Cancer

Together let’s make cancer non-fatal

Fire & Flood Resilience

Reducing harm caused by fire and flood

Flourishing Oceans

Returning oceans to a flourishing state

Frontier Technology

Building a digital ecology that empowers people

Generation One

Creating parity for Indigenous Australians

No Plastic Waste

Eliminate the negative impacts of plastic on people and the planet

Research

Research and innovation that enables change

Thrive by Five

Ensuring every child has a bright future

Walk Free

We can end modern slavery in our generation

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OUR FUNDING

Our philanthropy is funded and supported by Tattarang and its portfolio of businesses.

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