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Treasury Wine Estates says it has made significant progress on sustainability commitments set in 2021. The company expects to be powered by 100 per cent renewable electricity by the end of 2024. 

Elixinol Wellness says its binding agreement to acquire Teresa Cutter’s health and wellness company, The Healthy Chef, will enhance revenue, margins, and EBITDA. The deal is worth up to $5.5 million with Cutter staying on as a consultant for three years.

The University of Queensland (UQ) is working to improve crop productivity and secure future food supplies with its new $65 million Plant Futures Facility. Fitted out with technology to finely control temperature, light intensity, light quality, humidity and carbon dioxide concentration, the space will allow researchers to study plant responses to future climates.