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UBS ditches Net-Zero Banking Alliance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
UBS joins a slew of financial institutions in ditching the Net-Zero Banking Alliance despite claiming its "ambition to being a leader in sustainability is unchanged." The exit comes amid its annual assessment of sustainability- and climate-related memberships. ...

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 ...

Podcast: TCorp's Alexis Cheang on active ownership and ESG risks

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
In this episode of The Greener Way, host Michelle Baltazar discusses the inaugural investment stewardship report by TCorp with Alexis Cheang, TCorp's head of investment stewardship. Cheang shares insights on how TCorp has integrated ESG factors ...

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 ...

Podcast: Enhancing emission transparency

THE GREENER WAY  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
In this episode of The Greener Way podcast, Financial Standard 's Eliza Bavin talks with Carl Prins, co-founder and chief executive of PathZero, about the challenges superannuation funds face in managing climate-related financial risks when it comes ...

Octopus awarded $1bn mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Octopus Australia has announced a partnership with APG Asset Management, a Dutch pension fund investor with assets under management exceeding $1 trillion (€ 590 billion). As part of the partnership, APG intends to commit over $1 billion to Octopus ...

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 ...

Rest awards mandate to Wollemi Capital

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Rest has handed $232 million to specialist climate investment firm Wollemi Capital, which will now launch its first managed vehicle. The invested capital comes from the superannuation fund's Growth Alternative strategy. Rest said the investment ...

Capacity Investment Scheme supercharged for energy transition

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
The Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has announced a 25% expansion of the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS), raising the new capacity target to 40 gigawatts (GW). Addressing the Investor Group on Climate Change at Parliament House on Tuesday ...