Christian Olson has joined Australian beauty company, Skin Control, as their Marketing & Comms Manager after two years at Professional Beauty Solutions (PBS) as PR and Communications Manager. Prior to this, she wrapped up four years at Hive HQ as a publicist, with stints at Sweaty Betty and The Red Republic.

International strategic advisory firm Basilinna has launched a Biodiversity and Nature Finance offering to help governments, companies, and NGOs address environmental risks, regulatory demands, and shifting investment trends from climate shocks and biodiversity loss. The practice will also support biodiversity solution providers in accessing growing pools of nature-based capital.

The new practice combines the firm's expertise in government relations, communications, and business advisory with a global team of biodiversity and finance specialists, including Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP27, and Simon Zadek, CEO of Morphosis and Founder of Financing4Nature.

It aims to help clients to assess biodiversity risks to supply chains, prepare for regulatory change, measure their nature footprint, as well as channel finance into biodiversity and resilience solutions.

“Protecting biodiversity is not just a moral imperative - it’s essential,” said Deborah Lehr, CEO of Basilinna. “This offering helps clients integrate nature into decision-making, mobilise finance, and align sustainability with long-term growth.”

Reece Hooker has joined Our Watch as Senior Advisor, Media and Public Affairs. He was previously in journalism as Commissioning Editor at 360info.