FS Sustainability

AGL mulls sale of Tilt Renewables

JAMIE WILLIAMSON   AGL Energy has confirmed it is considering selling its 20% stake in the wind and solar energy generator.

Podcast: Measuring nature assets in portfolios

THE GREENER WAY   In this episode of The Greener Way, host Michelle Baltazar discusses the transition to nature-positive investment portfolios with Lucian Peppelenbos, climate and biodiversity strategist at Robeco.

Equity Trustees fined by ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON   Equity Trustees was fined nearly $60,000 by the regulator for making misleading statements about the holdings of a sustainable bond fund.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA   The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Australia's sustainable finance taxonomy launches

KARREN VERGARA   The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has launched the nation's sustainable finance taxonomy and will be trialled by the likes of HESTA, Rest, Westpac and Moody's Ratings.

Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN   Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA   While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Landmark greenwashing case against Energy Australia comes to an end

JAMIE WILLIAMSON   A landmark greenwashing case against Energy Australia was discontinued this week after the provider reportedly reached a settlement with Parents for Climate.

HESTA progresses gender diversity targets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON   HESTA is doubling down on its commitment to working with more gender diverse investment teams, saying that as of this year it no longer works with any all-male external managers.

Australia ranks 13th on gender parity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON   The World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2025 shows Australia's gender parity has improved markedly in the past 12 months.

Podcast: How direct indexing could supercharge ESG investing

THE GREENER WAY   Briefcase founder and chief executive Josh Persky joins The Greener Way to discuss exactly what direct indexing involves and why it's important to recognise that each individual investor is different - as are their values.

Instos eye climate tech startups

MATTHEW WAI   Responsible investor Australian Ethical and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) have each committed $15 million into the first close of the new fund curated by Climate Tech Partners (CTP).

Green moves: JPMorgan, T. Rowe Price

ELIZABETH FRY   Airtrunk lands a renewables specialist, JPMorgan hires from Amazon, and T. Rowe Price promotes an impact executive.

Green moves: Australian Ethical, Optus

ELIZABETH FRY   Australian Ethical has appointed a new head of equities, while Optus' sustainability lead joins the UN Global Compact Network Australia.