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Government gives $11m to support First Nations energy security

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is committing $11 million to support two First Nations-led microgrid projects in the Northern Territory. Both projects aim to help remote communities design and develop their own local energy solutions ...

Podcast: Banking on green loans

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026  |  NEWS
This week on The Greener Way, host Michelle Baltazar chats with Grace Tam, head of consumer finance at the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), on how the Australian government, through the CEFC, is driving record levels of green loan applications. ...

HESTA votes against Santos chief's remuneration

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026  |  NEWS
HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey has issued a statement after the super fund voted against the remuneration plan for Santos chief executive Kevin Gallagher. At the Santos annual general meeting, HESTA voted against the remuneration and the grant of ...

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

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026  |  NEWS
The improvements in artificial intelligence (AI) energy efficiency per individual task is being overshadowed by the surge in the number of users and launch of energy-intensive AI applications, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The ...

ACCR appeals Federal Court's Santos decision

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) has enlisted a new law firm to appeal the Federal Court's recent finding that Santos did not engage in greenwashing. In 2021, the ACCR lodged Federal Court proceedings against Santos, claiming ...

Super moves: Mercer, AusSuper, Future Fund, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
Padraig Brown has left Mercer after more than 14 years, ending his stint as New Zealand chief investment officer. He is joining NZX-listed Precinct Properties, the country's largest commercial property owner, worth about $3.4 billion. At NZX-listed ...

ART taps ex-HESTA manager for opportunistic role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
A former HESTA portfolio construction and risk manager has emerged at Australian Retirement Trust. Australia's second-largest superannuation fund has appointed Michael Sommers as senior portfolio manager, opportunistic strategies. Sommers' mandate ...

Undervaluing of nature putting global economy at risk

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has released a report highlighting how businesses both depend on, and harm, nature. The Business and Biodiversity Report found global economic growth has come ...

Texas anti-ESG law deemed unconstitutional

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
An anti-ESG law introduced in Texas in 2021 has been labelled "unconstitutionally vague" and in breach of free speech provisions. In 2021, a law was introduced in Texas that barred the state, including pension plans, from investing in or contracting ...

Emerging markets, sustainable equities drive energy transition in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
In its recent Sustainable Equities 2026 Outlook report, Ninety One underscored that while investor sentiment towards decarbonisation has weakened, sustainable equities have remained resilient. Ninety One head of sustainable equity Deirdre Cooper said ...