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Podcast: AI and the human capital paradox

THE GREENER WAY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
AI, Workplace Culture and Labor Rights: Why human capital risk is financially material This week on The Greener Way, host Michelle Baltazar speaks with Emily DeMasi, regional team lead - North America EOS at Federated Hermes, about why human capital ...

SA Power Networks issues Australia's first taxonomy-aligned green bond

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... sustainable goals and long-term capital returns. "I believe it is essential to align our financial goals with our environmental and social responsibilities to ensure long-term value creation for our customers, stakeholders, and the South Australian community," ...

Podcast: The next clean energy hotspot

THE GREENER WAY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
On The Greener Way, host Michelle Baltazar speaks with Joost Bergsma, global head of energy at Nuveen Infrastructure, about clean energy investing, energy security, and why Australia is attractive for large-scale renewables. Bergsma reflects on his ...

Climate, nature risks no longer 'abstract or long dated': ISS STOXX

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... was found to rely on ecosystem services such as freshwater access and raw materials, underscoring the extent to environmental degradation and resource scarcity. The report also found biodiversity impacts are heavily concentrated upstream in supply chains. ...

ESG implications of the US-Iran conflict

LIZ HARRISON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
The US-Iran conflict is doing more than lifting oil prices. It is reshaping the environmental, social and governance (ESG) realm through energy security, food inflation, health risks and national preparedness. Echoes of the 1970s: Energy shocks, security ...

UniSuper changes weapons threshold on sustainable option

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... to be up to 5%, instead of up to 1% currently, for the Sustainable Balanced, Sustainable High Growth, and Global Environmental Opportunities options. The negative screen will also no longer consider reported revenue derived from weapon support systems ...

Infrastructure enters 'super cycle' as AI and energy demand surges

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
The rapid expansion of Artificial Intelligence (AI), energy transition projects and emerging market growth is reshaping global infrastructure from a defensive asset class into a structural growth story, according to 4D Infrastructure investment director ...

Pendal invests to boost social, low-carbon transportation pipelines

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... is investing in ANZ's sustainable bond and MTR Corporation's inaugural green bond to support social and environmental projects, while scaling low-carbon transport projects via its actively managed funds. Both investments are conducted with the ...

First Nations initiative-led solar project to commence construction

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation (YEC), an Indigenous-led renewable energy initiative, will begin construction of the Jinbi Solar Project in the Pilbara after reaching financial close and signing a 30-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Rio Tinto. ...

Budget criticised for missing key clean energy opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
With Treasury pledging a whopping $14.8 billion to boost fuel security amid the Middle East crisis, the 2026 Budget has been criticised or missing key opportunities to progress the clean energy transition. Treasurer Jim Chalmers' Strengthening Australia's ...