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Data centres, AI firms need robust ethical governance framework: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... operate responsibly for the benefit of the community and environment. On one side, there is the infrastructure and physical impact evident in the communities they are located, Leske told a recent Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) ...

Undervaluing of nature putting global economy at risk

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has released a report highlighting how businesses both depend on, and harm, nature. The Business and Biodiversity Report found global economic growth has come ...

Impact Alpha Partners boosts team ahead of new strategy launch

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
Impact Alpha Partners has appointed two industry veterans as it prepares to launch a new investment strategy. Lewis Bearman takes on the role of principal consultant for operations and governance, while Stevan Lambert joins as chief commercial officer ...

Texas anti-ESG law deemed unconstitutional

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
An anti-ESG law introduced in Texas in 2021 has been labelled "unconstitutionally vague" and in breach of free speech provisions. In 2021, a law was introduced in Texas that barred the state, including pension plans, from investing in or contracting ...

Green moves: Lendlease, Qantas, TNFD

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... EY's global nature leader, focuses on sustainable supply chains and responsible sourcing, particularly around forest impact commodities. A lawyer by training, Banks worked for an international environmental non-profit and the Australian government ...

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

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... in this transformational project. This investment is a rare opportunity to deliver financial, environmental and social impact at scale." Tiwi Plantations Corporation chair Kim Puruntatameri said: "The Tiwi Plantations Corporation represents the land ...

Stewardship needs realignment to produce value: Investment Association

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... owners and regulators. The association noted that the stewardship framework in the UK has faced scrutiny regarding its impact on economic growth and international competitiveness, including how it delivers for companies, reporting burden across the investment ...

Podcast: The steel paradox

THE GREENER WAY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... paradox 04:10 Financial risks and opportunities in the steel value chain 06:35 The importance of methane emissions 07:49 Impact on Australian mining companies 08:33 Future of green steel technologies 10:44 Investor engagement and regulatory developments ...

Gender pay gap costs economy $66bn: KPMG Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... contributing factors," KPMG head of people and inclusion Dorothy Hisgrove said. "While this analysis does not capture the impact of recent and welcome government reforms to put gender pay gaps for individual employers on the public record, we hope to ...

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

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... with improved cost-benefit analysis frameworks that reflect social impacts, uncertainty, and tail risk (risk of rare, high-impact events set to increase). Other suggestions include integrating natural disaster costs and adaptation investment requirements ...