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ART extends exclusions in Socially Conscious option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) will extend its list of exclusions for the Socially Conscious Balanced option to also apply to direct investments in listed corporate-issued debt in fixed income investments. The change, which comes into effect July ...

HESTA divests MinRes over ongoing governance issues

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
HESTA divested its remaining shareholding in Mineral Resources (MinRes) following the resignation of the miner's entire ethics and governance committee just six months after it was established. The $89 billion fund put MinRes on watch in October last ...

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: Aware Super, Minderoo Foundation

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
After four years at Aware Super, ESG manager Louise Bradshaw has switched superannuation funds. She has joined CareSuper where she will serve as a responsible investment manager within the investment team. "I am excited to join Claire Molinari and the ...

Palliser Capital hits out at Rio Tinto board

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... arguing that the vote underscored growing frustration with the miner's governance. The resolution was backed by proxy advisors ISS and Glass Lewis, which Palliser described as "the most trusted voices in the investment community." "They assessed the ...

FCA pauses plans to extend disclosure, labelling rules

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority is pausing plans to extend its Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and product labelling regime to portfolio managers, saying now is not the right time. The FCA had announced some 12 months ago that it would ...

ISSB looks to ease Scope 3 disclosure requirements

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has proposed changes to requirements under IFRS S2 to offer clarity around existing reliefs and provide further relief in relation to specific Greenhouse Gas emissions disclosures. The ISSB provided ...

Countdown to RIAA conference is on

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025  |  NEWS
The largest gathering of sustainable investment professionals in the Southern Hemisphere is scheduled for next month - and the event organiser, the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), has pulled industry heavyweights to the stage. ...
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