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HESTA outlines priorities to ASX 300 boards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
In its annual letter to ASX 300 companies, HESTA has outlined three areas of priority as part of its commitment to active ownership. The three areas of priority are: an investment focus on global resilience, climate change and natural capital, and gender ...

QIC invests to extract critical renewable energy materials

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
QIC has made an investment via its $150 million QIC Critical Minerals and Battery Technology Fund (QCMBTF) to support Ark Mines' Sandy Mitchell Rare Earths Project. The project, located 230km northwest of Cairns, contains significant resources of ...

Minderoo welcomes The Lancet's plastics initiative

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
The Minderoo Foundation has lauded a new initiative by The Lancet that has elevated the threat of plastics to the same league as climate change. The peer-reviewed medical journal has launched The Lancet Countdown on Health and Plastics - an independent ...

The opportunity Australia must embrace: Canbury

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Despite only one third of Australia's investment industry being prepared for the upcoming climate reporting standard, sustainability consultancy firm Canbury believes the nation has an opportunity to lead the world in sustainable finance. Gathering ...

PC outlines key reforms to boost clean energy investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
The Productivity Commission (PC) has published an interim report setting out key reforms to investing in cheaper, cleaner energy and the net zero transition. The PC said Australia needs to address the gaps and overlaps in emissions reduction incentives ...

Victoria looks to enshrine work from home rights

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
The Victorian premier is planning to introduce legislation that would provide a legal right to work from home two days a week. However, industry groups are split on whether it should go ahead. Victorian premier Jacinta Allan announced the Labor state ...

Australia has 'incredible opportunity' to lead in clean energy: UN

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
The Sustainability Reporting Community of Practice (SRCoP) has launched, designed to fast-track Australian business leadership on climate and sustainability reporting. This comes as Australia positions itself to co-host the 31st UN Climate Change Conference ...

Community housing providers improve ESG standing

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
Community housing organisations have substantially improved their environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, according to the national peak body representing providers. Australian Community Housing's ESG Reporting Standard shows that reporting ...

Climate reporting brings skilled workers to the fore

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
Local businesses are not yet fully equipped to comply with mandatory climate reporting but they want to be, with research suggesting managers with green skills could earn up to 13% more. Surveying some 436 businesses across Australia, RMIT's Towards ...

Gender diversity, overboarding top of mind for instos: Georgeson

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
The lack of gender diversity, independence and 'overboarding,' are some of the top reasons why institutional investors voted against directors, according to Georgeson, after analysing trends in the latest mini-AGM season. Analysing the AGM season between ...