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Impact Alpha Partners boosts team ahead of new strategy launch

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... insights from specialist partners into one portfolio, further enhanced to boost expected return, manage risk, and improve climate-related outcomes. In the new role, Bearman is establishing the operating model needed to bring the MEP concept to investors. ...

Podcast: Data centres under threat from extreme weather

THE GREENER WAY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
In this episode of The Greener Way, host Michelle Baltazar from FS Sustainability, discusses the increasing climate-driven risks to data centers with Julia Leske, managing director at ISS Sustainability. They explore the challenges posed by extreme ...

Texas anti-ESG law deemed unconstitutional

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... what we've always known: you cannot punish businesses for their investment decisions or silence those who speak about climate risk. SB-13 cost Texans hundreds of millions of dollars, blacklisted responsible businesses, and hindered progress towards a ...

Green moves: Lendlease, Qantas, TNFD

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... supermarkets, and the TNFD appoints an EY partner. Kathryn Franklin has left Qantas to join Vicinity Centres as head of climate reporting and governance. Franklin, who spent two and a half years as head of ESG at Qantas, departed the airline two weeks ...

CEFC commits up to $40m to First Nations-led plantation forestry initiative

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
The Climate Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), alongside multi-asset firm River Capital, is investing up to $40 million in a First Nations-led plantation forestry initiative. Located in the Northern Territory's Tiwi Islands, the landmark plantation ...

KKR splashes $603m on energy transition platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
Global private equity firm KKR is injecting $603 million into HMC's Energy Transition Platform, marking its second climate-related investment in Australia. The commitment will last seven years and is expected to generate a 14% p.a. return. It will be ...

Government unveils Net Zero Fund design

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... million investment in Diraq's quantum technology, this government is backing Aussie ingenuity." Meanwhile, minister for climate change and energy Chris Bowen said: "This is about getting energy costs down for Australian industry. By lowering the cost ...

Morningstar Sustainalytics launches climate investment tool

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
Morningstar Sustainalytics has launched the updated Climate Transition Toolkit. The toolkit is designed to help investors manage climate integration by providing targeted transition relevant data, metrics and insights to support investment, research ...

Companies are being more transparent about climate-reporting: MSCI

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
In its 2025 Q4 Transition Finance Tracker, MSCI reported on the investment performance of key climate funds and the setting of corporate climate targets. The findings revealed that climate-themed funds listed on stock exchanges had a median return of ...

Growing disaster costs elevate need for climate adaptation investments: Actuaries Institute

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
The Actuaries Institute said that, although climate-focused policies are progressing well, the rising costs of disasters underscore the importance of investing in climate adaptation strategies. According to Deloitte Access Economics, disaster costs ...