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Northcape adopts tier-based ESG investment framework for Warakirri funds

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... manufacture of nicotine alternatives and tobacco-based products; and manufacture of controversial weapons, firearms, and nuclear weapons, as well as associated delivery systems.

HESTA says ethical screens partly to blame for 'disappointing' ESG returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... a broad range of exclusions including in companies invested in fossil fuels, tobacco, uranium, controversial weapons, nuclear weapons, weapons, for-profit detention, red flags identified by its data provider related to human and labour rights breaches ...

US issues $25bn loan for nuclear power

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... billion ($25bn) loan to finance the purchase of necessary materials for the construction of 10 large-scale commercial nuclear reactors across the country, with each generating 1.1 gigawatt (GW) of power. Once completed, the 10 reactors are capable to ...

ESG implications of the US-Iran conflict

LIZ HARRISON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... continuing. European Union policymakers are reassessing oil and gas dependence and considering more renewables, storage, and nuclear capacity, while China has called for faster renewable deployment and larger energy reserves. In Australia, the federal ...

UniSuper changes weapons threshold on sustainable option

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... revenue from the manufacture of whole weapon systems or components developed for exclusive use of controversial and/or nuclear weapons." Meanwhile, the super fund also changed the investment strategy for Global Companies in Asia option with the addition ...

Australian investors prioritising returns over ethics: Data

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... risk assets, including US technology stocks and cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, and sectors like uranium, nuclear energy and defence. Sharesight chief executive Douglas Morris said the data highlights a growing disconnect between investors ...

Surge in AI usage, new apps overwhelm energy efficiency: IEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... still an energy taker, it is also becoming an energy maker - driving forward innovative solutions like next-generation nuclear reactors, flexible data centres and long-duration energy storage." "To help countries that seize on this opportunity to modernise ...

Quinbrook divests in UK flexible energy platform for $83m

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... landscape." Quinkbrook managing director and UK regional lead Keith Gains commented: "As the retirement of the UK's older coal, nuclear and gas power stations have accelerated, Flexitricity has played a pivotal role in supporting more flexible and customer-focused ...

Renewables are cheapest: CSIRO GenCost report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
... experienced its first cost rise in three years, onshore wind costs show tentative signs of stabilising. Meantime, the cost of nuclear, coal and gas continue to rise due to higher steam and gas turbine technology costs. Australian Minister for Climate ...

VanEck launches uranium ETF amid nuclear transition

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
VanEck will launch a uranium ETF as global markets embrace a nuclear energy transition, providing investors targeted exposure to global companies across the uranium and nuclear energy value chain. The VanEck Uranium and Energy Innovation ETF (ASX: URAN) ...
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