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Unchecked climate change to cost Australia trillions: Climate Council

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
New research has indicated the Labor government's climate goals may not be up to scratch, as choosing a strong target in the present remains more cost-effective than attempting to adapt to escalating climate damage. Climate Council's Stronger Target ...

Consultation on sustainable product labels kicks off

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
The government has initiated a consultation phase on sustainable investment product labelling, releasing a paper aligning to its Sustainable Finance Roadmap. The government is seeking industry-wide feedback on a framework for sustainable investment ...

Green moves: Perpetual, Accounting for Nature

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... develop an economy-wide Net Zero Plan for the New South Wales economy. Carlos Flores recently took a sabbatical from the government-run sustainability rating system for the building sector to create the NSW Net Zero Commission as its founding executive ...

Super moves: Aware Super, Australian Retirement Trust

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... recently, she was managing director at Conscious Capital, a strategic advisory group covering real estate, technology, government, and education. Before that, she drove ESG strategy and served as ESG committee chair at ASX-listed Elanor Investors, a ...

CSIRO launches National Energy Analysis Centre

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... innovation networks of NEAC users and collaborators. The Living Lab will be accessible by researchers, network planners, government agencies and industry to better understand how energy is used, to develop future infrastructure and programs at low cost ...

UK ditches sustainable finance taxonomy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
The UK government has abandoned the Green Taxonomy as it believes it "would not be the most effective tool to deliver the green transition" and should not be part of the sustainable finance framework. "Whilst the government's ambitions to continue as ...

Super performance test impacts green investing: ASFA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called on the government to adjust some elements of the superannuation performance test to help encourage super funds to invest more in Australia's energy transition. The peak super body ...

Green moves: Aware Super, Fred Hollows Foundation, Justice and Equity Centre

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... recently, she was managing director at Conscious Capital, a strategic advisory group covering real estate, technology, government and education. Before that, she drove ESG strategy and served as ESG committee chair at ASX-listed Elanor Investors, a $6 ...

Green moves: Landcom, Oaktree, Rebuilt

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... impact," Sharman said. Sharman has worked as a sustainability professional for 25 years across private, not-for-profit and government sectors. Her roles have covered environmental law and planning, community sustainability, policy development and strategic ...

QIC names four new principals

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... been appointed as senior principal. Harnwell, who specialises in energy and utilities, has worked at the Queensland government investment manager for four years. She previously held a position as an infrastructure associate at Cbus Super for nearly three ...