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Companies are being more transparent about climate-reporting: MSCI

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... reported emissions from purchased energy, according to the report. Among the tech companies were Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta. The research identified that investors in corporate bonds can have a wide range of exposure to financing low-carbon ...

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 ...

Australia to withstand fossil fuel sector decline: IMF

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts that Australia is in good stead to weather the decline of its fossil fuel industry amid the country intensifying its energy transition initiatives. In the newly released The Economic Implications of the ...

Big tech has "inconsequential" emissions planning: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Latest research by World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has found that top technology companies including Meta, Alphabet, Apple and Microsoft lack in mobilising low-carbon investments through capital expenditure and R&D, even though they have an emissions ...

SEC criticises proxy adviser 'oligopoly,' urges AI use

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has slammed the oligopolistic nature of the proxy adviser industry and floated the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to upend their stronghold. Brian Daly, the director of the SEC's division ...

US exits major climate groups, sustainability initiatives

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
US President Donald Trump has withdrawn the country from 66 international organisations that "no longer serve American needs", including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. A memorandum issued this week orders all executive departments and ...

Prioritising governance achieves better shareholder returns: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
A new analysis depicts how top-performing companies set themselves apart through disciplined governance, strategic focus, and clear communication with investors across Asia Pacific, including Australia. Boston Consulting Group's (BCG) 2025 Asia ...

Norway SWF told to pause ethical divestments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
... 2004 and they require revisiting. He added that the world's most valuable companies, including Nvidia, Amazon, Apple and Meta, account for 16% of the fund's total stock holdings and, under the current guidelines, the fund would need to be prepared ...

System to track origin of low-emissions products launches

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Regulator (CER) has launched a new system that will track and verify the origin of low-emissions products and energy, backed by the Australian government. By certifying renewable energy and products from low-emissions industry, the ...

Australia, US establish $13bn critical minerals partnership

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
The Australian government has reached an agreement with the US in a meeting in Washington this week, which will see an accelerated pipeline of priority projects for minerals and rare earth elements delivered between the two nations. The United States-Australia ...