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Nesta pulls $247m mandate from Northern Trust over climate stance

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... risks of the climate crisis mean it is the duty of any asset manager to ensure their investments support climate action to protect the portfolio's growth," Segal said. "Asset managers that step back from climate action initiatives risk compromising ...

Climate Council urges tougher data centre energy rules

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... plans to legislate imminently," McKenzie said. "It is vital that data centres are powered with additional renewables to protect consumers from price and pollution spikes." However, she said governments had yet to agree on implementation timeframes, despite ...

Weak sustainability categorisation can institutionalise greenwashing: EDHEC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
As the European Union reforms its Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), the EDHEC Climate Institute has warned weak or inconsistent standards could institutionalise rather than mitigate misleading sustainability claims. Under the changes ...

Government delivers more 'teeth' to modern slavery act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
Large corporates with annual consolidated revenue of over $100 million will face a criminal offence where they fail to prevent modern slavery in their supply chains, the government said. Companies would be able to defend themselves if they can demonstrate ...

ECB introduces climate risk overlay for bank collateral framework

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... bonds pledged in monetary policy operations. The new 'climate factors', which took effect on June 15, are designed to protect the ECB's balance sheet from potential losses arising from the transition to a low carbon economy by reducing the vale assigned ...

CEFC, Aviva Investors partner to afforest Tasmanian wetlands

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... Australia's forestry industry, create local jobs, support sustainable timber production, introduce sustainable grazing and protect the unique environment." The project is expected to create more than 190 new jobs over the life of the project and produce ...

AI-washing and cyber-washing

JAMES NORTH, FRIEDA CHAN, EUGENIA KOLIVOS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
As artificial intelligence (AI) and cyber security technologies become increasingly central to both business operations and consumer engagement, organisations are moving to highlight their digital technology capabilities. In the absence of specific ...

Moreton Capital Partners launches El Niño-dedicated hedge fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
Moreton Capital Partners (MCP), founded by two Australian commodities experts, has launched a hedge fund strategy targeting dislocations caused by El Niño and is seeking to raise US$500 million raise by the end of September. The MCP Special Opportunities ...

Australians take climate fight to UN

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... export policies to human rights impacts. "The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights obliges Australia to protect the right to life from foreseeable threats, and climate change is exactly that," Dehm said. The complaint comes as Australia ...

Brookfield partners to launch European renewable energy platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
Brookfield Asset Management is entering into a joint venture with Mitsubishi HC Capital to run a portfolio of contracted, operative renewable energy assets in Europe, with potential to expand investments to Australia. The platform, expected to launch ...