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Podcast: The next clean energy hotspot

THE GREENER WAY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... 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 the last two decades in the sector and describes how capital ...

Minderoo backs UNSW research on impact investing

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... market-building infrastructure to support investors, policymakers and practitioners. It will focus on continued delivery of Australia's largest annual impact investing benchmarking study, in partnership with Impact Investing Australia. The research agenda ...

Federated Hermes launches ESG-led global equity fund

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... ESG considerations continue to grow. The fund, now registered for sale to wholesale investors and adviser clients in Australia, combines fundamental global equity investing with ESG integration through a proprietary framework incorporating stewardship ...

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 ...

ESG implications of the US-Iran conflict

LIZ HARRISON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... extended coal terminal operations because of the conflict, but higher demand has lifted coal exports and utilisation in Australia, Indonesia and South Africa. While the conflict strengthens the case for renewables, it may also delay coal terminal closures ...

QIC Ventures consortium raise $25m for Arkeus

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... "Queensland gives us the ability to attract and retain the people we need to build globally competitive technology here in Australia, and the support from QIC and the Queensland Government has been an important part of this decision."

ASIC flags disclosure flaws in mandatory climate reports

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... risk disclosures and 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 ...

UniSuper changes weapons threshold on sustainable option

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
UniSuper is introducing new measures when screening out companies with revenue assoicated with weaponries. Effective July 1, the super fund's negative screens will allow the portion of reported revenue a company may derive from conventional weapons ...

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
... environmental activities and 20% to social outcomes, around two thirds of funding have been directed to projects based in Australia, Pendal said. The bond supports financing of more than 360 large scale renewable energy projects, including wind farms ...