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Super moves: ART, Allianz, HESTA, AusSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... sustainable finance activities across private and public markets, with a focus on clean energy infrastructure, carbon markets and impact finance. She was also responsible for embedding ESG across the bank's business. This included developing carbon ...

Ethical ETFs see strongest flows since 2021

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
There is now $17.4 billion held in ethical and responsible ETFs in Australia, with net flows in 2025 representing the second highest on record. The total funds under management of ethical and responsible ETFs grew by just over $3 billion in 2025, up ...

Green moves: Mercer, Northern Trust AM

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Helga Birgden is leaving Mercer after 18 years as a partner and global chair for responsible investment. She plans to dedicate her efforts full-time to helping boards with sustainability and the circular economy, ending 25 years in the field for the ...

Mercer's Helga Birgden departs after 18 years

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Helga Birgden is leaving Mercer after 18 years as a partner and global chair for responsible investment. She plans to dedicate her efforts full-time to helping boards with sustainability and the circular economy, ending 25 years in the field for the ...

Pathzero partners with global providers to integrate climate data

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... scalable approach to climate risk management." Investors increasingly face the need for accessible data as climate risks impact financial assets. According to the government's National Climate Risk Assessment, Australia faces annual disaster recovery ...

GRI appoints chair to sustainability standard-setting board

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has appointed Susanne Stormer as the chair of the Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB), the governance body responsible for setting the GRI standards. Stormer will assume her three-year term with the GSSB ...

Green moves: Commonwealth Bank, Hostplus, Perpetual

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... over six years at The Ian Potter Foundation as senior program manager. She also sits on the board of the Save The Children Impact Fund. "I'm delighted to be joining the Equality Australia board and supporting the vital work being done to ensure the ...

ESG's 'spiritual recession' coming to an end: Zenith

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Zenith Investment Partners says responsible investing is showing signs of recovery after facing a challenging time due to political pushback. "After a period of what I'd describe as a spiritual recession, we are seeing responsible investment start to ...

Australia to withstand fossil fuel sector decline: IMF

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... of the Energy Transition in Asia-Pacific report, the IMF singled out Australia's energy-transition progress and the impact on its biggest export - coal. As it stands, Australia and Indonesia are the region's largest coal exporters, while India ...

Big tech has "inconsequential" emissions planning: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... assessed 2000 of the most influential global companies including the likes of Alibaba and Volkswagen across sectors on their impact on people and the planet. These companies represent US$53 trillion in revenues and more than 55% of global carbon emissions. ...