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Podcast: AI and the human capital paradox

THE GREENER WAY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... explains how stewardship engagement assesses human capital using employee surveys, whistleblower mechanisms, and core disclosure metrics such as workforce size (including gig and contract workers), turnover, demographics, and total workforce cost. They ...

Shareholders question Macquarie's climate change commitment

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
Macquarie Group shareholders are questioning if the investment giant is still committed to aligning its finances with the goal of net zero by 2050 and if so, how it plans to assess its fossil fuel financing activity for compliance. Shareholders have ...

ASIC flags disclosure flaws in mandatory climate reports

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... unclear reporting assumptions in the first round of mandatory sustainability reports lodged under Australia's new climate disclosure regime. In early observations released ahead of the 30 June 2026 reporting season, ASIC said the overall standard of ...

Australian Ethical pressures QBE over climate risk management

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... by the company and its multiple stakeholders in the context of operating a global business." On the push for greater disclosure of risks, it said: "We do not consider that adopting the resolution would result in disclosures that provide a valuable assessment ...

Financial services 'structurally behind' on calculating climate-related risks

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... climate risk is being managed, not just acknowledged, the sector scores lowest in the analysis," Stewart said. "Climate disclosure maturity reflects proximity to risk. Energy and mining companies have been living with transition pressure for years, and ...

ASX20 shows progress on mental health, but more to be done

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... companies reviewed, just one was assessed against the benchmark as being a leader in workplace mental health management and disclosure. The majority were either deemed to be on the journey and beginning to formalise an approach, or on the way to developing ...

Class action considered against James Hardie

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... proceeding is likely to allege that James Hardie engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct and/or breached its continuous disclosure obligations, in relation to its FY26 earnings guidance, first provided to the ASX on 21 May 2025; and failure to update ...

Lobby group names and shames companies omitting shareholder resolutions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026  |  NEWS
The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility has launched a public resource which names the companies that have declared their intention to unilaterally omit shareholder resolutions. The action is in response to the Securities and Exchange Commission's ...

Fiducian fined $7.3m for greenwashing

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... the $7.3 million pecuniary penalty. It will also reimburse ASIC for its legal costs of about $650,000. The product disclosure statement of DSAF was found to have "contained ESG Statements and Systems and Processes Statements which were liable to mislead ...

ASIC launches sustainability reporting e-modules

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
ASIC has launched sustainability reporting resources in conjunction with the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB), aiming to help companies with new sustainability reporting obligations. E-learning Modules 1 to 3 cover core concepts behind the ...