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Northcape adopts tier-based ESG investment framework for Warakirri funds

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... data model utilises raw data sourced from reputable providers and incorporates approximately 100 indicators across governance, climate, human rights, human capital and customer considerations. In assessing companies for investment, Northcape considers ...

Two Aussie insto investors ace global governance test

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
Future Fund and Rest have achieved a perfect score on the 2026 assessment of Governance, Sustainability and Resilience (GSR) practices among global sovereign investors. The Global SWF GSR scoreboard measures best practices among state-owned investors ...

Super funds join calls for better methane emissions disclosures

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... remain committed to ongoing dialogue and collaboration, and we will continue to follow progress through disclosures, governance practices, and demonstrated improvements in data quality and mitigation activity," it said.

IFRS builds practice statement for nature-related disclosures

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), an independent standard-setting body under IFRS Foundation, is targeting October 2026 to publish its proposals on nature-related disclosure in an exposure draft. The ISSB has been developing the ...

AI-washing and cyber-washing

JAMES NORTH, FRIEDA CHAN, EUGENIA KOLIVOS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced the publication of Report 798: Beware the gap: Governance arrangements in the face of AI innovation (REP 798), which reviewed how 23 Australian financial services (AFS) licensee and ...

MetLife IM head of sustainability strategies group departs

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... strategies group (SSG). SSG is responsible for MIM's sustainability aspirations, including oversight on sustainability governance, sustainability analytics, product development and client engagement. Kate Temby left her roles of head of SSG, as well ...

Report targets fossil fuel outreach

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... companies sponsoring climate education is like a tobacco company giving cancer advice" she added. The report also points to governance and transparency gaps around sponsorship arrangements, educational materials and industry partnerships, arguing there ...

NZ Super Fund doubles down on sustainability

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... central to delivering resilient long-term returns despite shifting market sentiment around environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. In a statement, the sovereign wealth fund said recent market volatility, geopolitical tensions and changing ...

The hidden risks behind critical mineral extractions for investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... manage portfolio companies' risks related to pollution, Indigenous rights, community consultation, and climate-related governance, it said. Based on the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) standard, most companies have human rights, labour ...

Broad exclusions in defence investing don't work anymore: Experts

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
The Future Fund confirmed it has not reviewed its exclusions framework in defence investments recently, the Senate Committee heard in late May. Senator Barbara Pocock was questioning if the Future Fund has conducted analysis of its framework on the ...