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Advocacy groups challenge SEC policy on shareholder proposals

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is being sued over a new policy that gives companies "an effective rubber-stamp" to omit shareholder proposals in company proxy statements. As You Sow and the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility ...

UK pension fund to vote against boards backpedaling on climate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
UK pension giant Nest will now vote against board chairs where the company they oversee has materially scaled back its climate commitments without explanation. Updating its voting policy, Nest said where adjustments are made to transition strategies ...

ASIC has 'strong appetite' to hold boards to account

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
Following the landmark Federal Court decision in the case ASIC brought against Star Entertainment, ASIC chair Joe Longo said the regulator will not shy away from holding company directors to account. The Federal Court found two former senior executives ...

Governance issues on the rise: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
In the six months from 1 July 2025 to 31 December 2025, the corporate watchdog received 9686 reports of misconduct (ROMs), raising 13,036 issues, new data from ASIC shows. ASIC said the increase in ROMs was driven largely by corporate governance concerns ...

Avetta Partners develops new social responsibility risks tool

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... blind spots of traditional, slow-moving audits, allowing customers to more quickly achieve proactive assurance and truly safeguard the human rights of every worker in modern supply chains," Martin said. Meanwhile, ReGen Strategic general manager for ...

CEF calls out Whitehaven Coal over rising emissions

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
... perverse disincentive for Whitehaven to mitigate its largest source of emissions. "With tightening market dynamics, Safeguard Mechanism liabilities will have a significant impact on Whitehaven and must be an impetus to reevaluate emissions management ...

System-level climate risks material in every way: Research

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
In partnership with the Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF), the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) released its report Systems Stewardship: Managing Interconnected Climate Risks for Lasting Value. Drawing on interviews with IGCC members and ...

Australia emerges as corporate climate leader: MSCI

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
... some of the highest financial pressures to decarbonise in the region, driven by global coal phase-outs and the domestic Safeguard Mechanism. Disclosure rates among listed Australian firms also rose from 50% in 2020 to 70% in 2023. Regionally, transition ...

AusSuper exec finds new gig

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
An AustralianSuper investment professional has departed the nation's largest super fund to establish a fintech aimed at protecting seniors and their finances. David Choi resigned after four years in the role of director of options within the portfolio ...

Major financial institutions back Australia climate finance reforms: ASFI

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) released a new report, Unlocking Private Capital for the Transition: Market insights from the practical application of the Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy. The report analyses how practical ...