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Sovereign climate fund plans rejected by Swiss public

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
A proposal to introduce a dedicated climate fund was voted down in a referendum by the people of Switzerland recently. About 70.7% of voters rejected the proposal, put forward by the Swiss Green Party and Social Democrats on March 9, to create a sovereign ...

Brookfield partners to form new renewable energy platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
Brookfield Asset Management, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) and Norges Bank Investment Management will each hold an equal ownership stake in a new renewable energy platform dubbed Northview Energy. Northview will acquire and ...

Ontario Teachers' targets $72bn in climate-aligned assets by 2030

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan is retiring its 2030 emissions target and will instead aim to double its Climate Transition Aligned (CTA) holdings in private markets. Ontario Teachers' unveiled its new 2026-2030 climate strategy in which it is ...

Australia's anti-corruption commitment regresses: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
While scoring highly in the annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), Australia is part of a growing trend of developed countries struggling with their anti-corruption commitments, according to non-profit Transparency International. As Australia retains ...

Polluting companies should pay their fair share: Superpower Institute

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
In a recent report, the Superpower Institute proposed two policies that hold polluting companies fiscally accountable for their fair share of damages to the natural environment. The Polluter Pays Levy (PPL) would target companies that extract or import ...

Pathzero partners with global providers to integrate climate data

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Pathzero is collaborating with S&P Global Energy, MSCI and Morningstar Sustainalytics to help institutional investors access auditable climate data across both private and public markets on one secure platform. The Australian-founded platform is offering ...

CEFC commits $70m to accelerate decarbonisation

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has backed the Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) Global Infrastructure Fund II (QGIF II) to decarbonise two of Australia's highest emitting sectors, energy and transport. The $70 million investment will ...

ACSI releases updated Governance Guidelines

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has released the 12 th edition of its Governance Guidelines. The document outlined the updated expectations of long-term investors on material governance and sustainability issues at listed companies. ...

Productivity Commission pushing for a circular economy

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
A recent inquiry by the Productivity Commission (PC) revealed Australia is discarding valuable materials and leaving recoverable resources untapped while generating significant amounts of waste, saying a national adoption of a circular economy is the ...

Fund managers cite net zero, active ownership as top focus: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Net zero and active ownership, including proxy voting, are the top areas of responsible investment focus for fund managers, Frontier Advisors' annual survey reveals. The 83 fund managers canvassed in the 2025 What fund managers (and consultants) really ...