Aussie Billionaire Follows Gates’ Lead, Pledges $7 Billion for Environmental Action

Cameron Adams and Lisa Miller plan to give most of it away most of their fortune to protect the environment.
Aussie Billionaire Follows Gates’ Lead, Pledges $7 Billion for Environmental Action
Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates introduce the Goalkeepers event at the Lincoln Center on September 26, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP) Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images
Naziya Alvi Rahman
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The co-founder of multinational software giant Canva has pledged to give away most of his wealth—estimated at nearly $7 billion—for environmental causes.

Cameron Adams and his wife Lisa Miller joined the Giving Pledge, a global philanthropic commitment founded by Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates, and Warren Buffett.

Naziya Alvi Rahman
Naziya Alvi Rahman
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Naziya Alvi Rahman is a Canberra-based journalist who covers political issues in Australia. She can be reached at [email protected].