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Aware Super, HESTA join forces against Woodside

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
Aware Super and HESTA have voted against the re-election of Woodside director Ann Pickard, who also chairs the Energy Board's Sustainability Committee, with HESTA also voting against the broader remuneration plan. The super funds said the gas giant ...

TNFD guides board directors on assessing nature-related risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) published its first Asking Better Questions on Nature guide to assist senior executives with appropriately assessing nature-related dependencies, impacts, risks and opportunities. The first ...

Labor win 'a referendum on renewable energy'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Council says the Albanese government's landslide win in the federal election was a vote of confidence by the Australian people in the nation's clean energy future. Clean Energy Council chief executive Kane Thornton said Labor's win ...

Green moves: AIA, AustralianSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025  |  NEWS
AIA Australia's head of shared value partnerships has stepped down from the role where she spearheaded initiatives that drive growth while addressing societal needs. Simonie Fox is known for her strong leadership and innovative ideas that promote health ...

Developing climate risks facing institutional investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025  |  NEWS
Ortec Finance has warned of the climate scenarios that threaten institutional investors in a new report. Ortec said the net zero by 2050 goal is no longer realistic and the physical risk because of rising temperatures and emissions is the most serious ...

Trump presidency pushes Aussies to ethical super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025  |  NEWS
The inauguration of President Donald Trump in the US and the heightened volatility and uncertainty that has followed has been a boon for Future Super, the fund says. Analysis of Future Super's member acquisition data shared with FS Sustainability ...

Investors progress on climate, but barriers emerge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025  |  NEWS
A growing number of local investors are making progress on climate despite the anti-ESG sentiment simmering offshore. A fresh report from the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) found 65 of Australia's super funds, fund managers, and retail ...

Investors called on to help end modern slavery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025  |  NEWS
Australian anti-slavery commissioner Chris Evans has told the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) summit that he will be pushing for tougher penalties on those who have not done enough to abolish slavery from their supply chains. "As ...

Podcast: Navigating the future of decarbonisation

THE GREENER WAY  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Join host Michelle Baltazar as she interviews Rob Langrick, CFA Institute's chief product advocate, on the evolving landscape of sustainable finance and investing. Learn about the CFA program's integrated approach to sustainability education ...

SEC drops defence of climate disclosures rule

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
The US regulator has voted to abandon its legal defence of a law that sought to force publicly traded companies to disclose their greenhouse emissions and other climate-related risks. The law required companies to disclose any climate-related risks ...