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US pension funds move against James Hardie chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... vote against the four James Hardie directors up for election, including Lloyd. ISS said it had "material corporate governance concerns" around the James Hardie board. The acquisition of Azek also sparked the ASX to launch a review into shareholder approval ...

Norway wealth fund leans on AI for climate risk management

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... ongoing company engagements in relation to 904 companies. It has concluded 85 engagements. Of these, 37% relate to governance, 32% to environmental considerations, and 31% social. Twenty-three percent of all engagements relate to climate, followed by ...

Grattan urges smart use of Net Zero Fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
Grattan Institute has recommended the federal government make smart use of the $5 billion Net Zero Fund, investing the money where it is justified to intervene in policy. In Grattan's submission to the Department of Industry, Science, and Resources ...

APRA told to reign in super system's financed emissions

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
A new report recommends a mandatory value of emissions reduction (VER) framework for the super industry, which would help embed a 'zero-carbon mindset' in every investment decision. A mandatory value of emissions reduction framework for super ...

Boards face limitations in managing climate risks

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... concerned than ever about getting sued for greenwashing or being discouraged by climate activists. Georgeson head of governance and ESG advisory for APAC Paul Murphy said there is a need for more collaborative approaches through scenario analysis. "Scenario ...

How Australia can benefit from the common ground taxonomy

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
Although global trade relationships have been highly volatile, Australia can strengthen its ties with China by consolidating its green taxonomy, experts suggest. Speaking at the IGCC Summit 2025 in Sydney on Friday, Institute of Finance and Sustainability ...

Gender equity boosts company performance, market value: WGEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
Companies that embed gender equity as part of their strategy tend to deliver better performance and can boost market value, new research from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) shows. Companies with more balanced leadership teams are more likely ...

Pathzero launches new capability for climate risk data platform

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
Pathzero has expanded its climate risk data platform for private markets. It has launched a new capability that allows investors to collect location-level data on the operations and assets within their portfolios. This new function paves the way for ...

Rest Super team defects to Channel Capital

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... risk-aware decisions," he said. Channel Diligence will be led by Erika Jordan, who was head of investment operations and governance at Rest, and Stephanie Sirois, former co-head of the global operational due diligence team at UBS, based in New York. ...

IGCC launches climate resilience, governance guides

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... new guides, Climate Capability for Boards and Beyond Risk to Building Resilience, designed to strengthen corporate governance and climate resilience. Climate Capability for Boards: A Framework for Transition-Ready Governance is designed to help investors ...