FS Sustainability

Brisbane Airport now facilitates SAF

MATTHEW WAI   Brisbane Airport is now able to access sustainable aviation fuel via Viva Energy Australia's refurbished storage tank.

Podcast: Roadmap to defence investing

THE GREENER WAY   Can investors responsibly invest in defence companies while managing ESG risks, and where should they draw the line?

Two Aussie insto investors ace global governance test

RIDDHIMA TALWANI   Future Fund and Rest have achieved a perfect score on the 2026 assessment of Governance, Sustainability and Resilience (GSR) practices among global sovereign investors.

IFRS builds practice statement for nature-related disclosures

RIDDHIMA TALWANI   The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), an independent standard-setting body under IFRS Foundation, is targeting October 2026 to publish its proposals on nature-related disclosure in an exposure draft.

Super funds join calls for better methane emissions disclosures

MATTHEW WAI   Institutional investors representing over $14 trillion in assets under management have come together to signify the importance in methane emission disclosure among metallurgical coal and steel providers.

ART to employ more First Nations members into its workforce

MATTHEW WAI   Australian Retirement Trust has launched its second Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan, highlighting initiatives the super fund will complete by the end of 2028, including setting up a First Nations workforce target.

New initiative to improve First Nations women participation in business

MATTHEW WAI   First Nations Economics and Indigenous Business Australia have partnered to launch a new program to enhance First Nations women in business financial basics.

Wesfarmers partners for affordable housing venture

VINNY VUCAGO   Built Group and Wesfarmers have formed a 50:50 joint venture aimed at accelerating housing delivery through industrial-scale manufacturing, as Australia grapples with persistent supply shortages.

Australia adds 25k millionaires, boasts low wealth inequality

KARREN VERGARA   Australia's club of millionaires jumped by 25,000 last year thanks to booming property values and fat superannuation balances, according to the UBS Global Wealth Report, which also found the country boasts comparatively low wealth distribution inequality.

Investment groups form alliance against modern slavery

MATTHEW WAI   A joint letter combining over 100 signatories of institutional investors, businesses, unions and related organisation was sent to the government advocating for reform to address underlying risks in modern slavery.

Warakirri adopts tier-based ESG investment framework

RIDDHIMA TALWANI   Warakirri Asset Management has introduced a tier-based ESG classification framework for the Warakirri Ethical Australian Equities Fund and the Warakirri Concentrated Australian Equities Funds.

CEFC backs commercialising battery electric trucks

RIDDHIMA TALWANI   The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is backing large-scale deployment of battery electric trucks (BETs) by committing $22 million to electric fleet specialist Zenobē Australia.

MetLife IM head of sustainability strategies group departs

MATTHEW WAI   MetLife Investment Management has bid farewell to its head of sustainability strategies group

Koda Capital names head of responsible investments

RIDDHIMA TALWANI   Koda Capital has named Kate Turner as the head of responsible and impact investments and partner.