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SA Power Networks issues Australia's first taxonomy-aligned green bond

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... finance in Australia." "As the first issuer to confirm alignment with the taxonomy's voluntary environmental and social safeguard criteria, SA Power Networks has demonstrated how a high integrity approach can be applied within the Australian market. ...

ASIC flags disclosure flaws in mandatory climate reports

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... what constitutes a "climate related target", particularly regarding legally mandated emissions obligations such as the Safeguard Mechanism. Looking ahead, ASIC said its 2026 to 2027 surveillance program will focus on financial reporting areas involving ...

Australian Ethical pressures QBE over climate risk management

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical co-filed shareholder resolutions with investment platform SIX, calling on QBE to improve disclosures around how climate change will impact its business. To be voted on at the QBE annual general meeting today, the proposals call on ...

Automated systems need rigorous adjustment for aged care

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026  |  NEWS
The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has welcomed the investigation into the integrated assessment tool (IAT) used in aged care following concerns around how automated systems are impacting financial outcomes for older Australians. The IAT ...

Australia expects AI developers to support energy transition

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... grid," Bowen said. The government also expects the data centre developers to prioritise Australia's national interest, safeguard Australia's long-term water security while ensuring direct investment in Australian skills and jobs. It expects hyperscalers ...

Advocacy groups challenge SEC policy on shareholder proposals

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is being sued over a new policy that gives companies "an effective rubber-stamp" to omit shareholder proposals in company proxy statements. As You Sow and the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility ...

UK pension fund to vote against boards backpedaling on climate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
UK pension giant Nest will now vote against board chairs where the company they oversee has materially scaled back its climate commitments without explanation. Updating its voting policy, Nest said where adjustments are made to transition strategies ...

ASIC has 'strong appetite' to hold boards to account

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
Following the landmark Federal Court decision in the case ASIC brought against Star Entertainment, ASIC chair Joe Longo said the regulator will not shy away from holding company directors to account. The Federal Court found two former senior executives ...

Governance issues on the rise: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
In the six months from 1 July 2025 to 31 December 2025, the corporate watchdog received 9686 reports of misconduct (ROMs), raising 13,036 issues, new data from ASIC shows. ASIC said the increase in ROMs was driven largely by corporate governance concerns ...

Avetta Partners develops new social responsibility risks tool

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... blind spots of traditional, slow-moving audits, allowing customers to more quickly achieve proactive assurance and truly safeguard the human rights of every worker in modern supply chains," Martin said. Meanwhile, ReGen Strategic general manager for ...
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