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ESG implications of the US-Iran conflict

LIZ HARRISON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... fallen sharply and Australia imports around 85-90% of refined fuels, reflecting depletion, refinery closures and a long policy focus on export-oriented coal and liquefied natural gas (LNG) rather than domestic oil security. Social impacts Fuel standards ...

NZ Super 'accepts' court loss, updates policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... billion New Zealand Superannuation Fund, has confirmed it will not appeal a recent Judicial Review which found two of its policy documents were not formulated in accordance with the relevant statutory requirements. In a decision published on 16 May 2026 ...

Budget criticised for missing key clean energy opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... At a critical moment in Australia's energy transition, Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) executive director of policy Frankie Muskovic said this budget presents some very mixed messages to investors. The discontinuance of the $200 million per ...

Future Group accelerates energy transition goals with fresh mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... the energy transition globally, providing local institutional investors exposure to parts of the energy transition where policy settings and technology adoption differences create opportunities not currently available in the Australian market, it said. ...

Podcast: The real cost of tariffs

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... Baltazar speaks with Stanford University economist Luke Heeney about the often-overlooked social impacts of industrial policy, focusing on the 2025 US tariffs and their effects on the automotive sector. Heeney explains why accounting for tariffs on intermediate ...

Methane-emission mitigation stagnates: IEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... action. "In recent years, countries and companies have raised their ambitions on methane, moving the issue higher up the policy agenda. However, setting reduction targets is only a first step, and it is important to ensure they are backed up by policies ...

Superannuation a pillar in systemic migrant worker exploitation

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... short-changed by about $61 million every week or $3.2 billion per year, the Migrant Justice Institute, a nonpartisan law and policy organisation, lays out in the newly published report Off the Books: Inside Australia's Hidden System of Migrant Worker ...

Australian Ethical pressures QBE over climate risk management

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... potential incentives or conflicts of interest arise from other board or director roles they might hold. This relates to QBE's policy for insuring new oil and gas projects; QBE's incoming chair Yasmin Allen served as a director on both Santos and QBE's ...

Wesfarmers partners for affordable housing venture

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... production capacity will be allocated to government- backed housing and social infrastructure projects, reflecting growing policy focus on affordability and supply constraints. Built chief executive Marco Rossi said the venture draws on extensive global ...

NZ Super appoints director of sustainable investments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... after a judicial review found against NZ Super Fund, determining part of the fund's current sustainable investment policy was not compliant with legislative requirements. The New Zealand High Court found the fund had failed to invest "in a manner ...