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

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
Although financial services firms have formed "solid" governance structures to acknowledge climate-related risks, the action taken on them tells a very different story, a new analysis shows. Sustainability consultancy ERM has analysed 33 disclosures ...

Supply chain risks hamper net zero ambitions: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
New academic research finds that Australia's supply chains are major detractors to its ability to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. The joint study from the University of Adelaide and Flinders University delved into Australia's renewable energy ...

AI push to unlock $278bn construction pipeline

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
Australia's environmental approval system is emerging as a critical setback for a $278 billion pipeline of housing and clean energy projects, with new research suggesting artificial intelligence (AI) could play a key role in easing delays. A report ...

Institutional investors inject $166m into World Bank bond

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
The World Bank has priced the $166 million (US$120m) Spekboom Restoration Outcome Bond to unlock support for large-scale ecosystem restoration and job creation in South Africa's Eastern Cape province. Maturing in 2040, the bond is the World Bank's longest-dated ...

Australia's green iron domination window closing: CEF

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026  |  NEWS
Climate Energy Finance (CEF) has called for a speedy execution by the government to position Australia as a leader in decarbonising steel value chains. CEF's report Green Metal Statecraft: Policy, Investment and Technology Trends in the Green Iron Evolution ...

AHRC calls for long-overdue Human Rights Act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026  |  NEWS
The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) president Hugh de Kretser said Australia's human rights are being threatened by polarisation, division, rising racism, climate change, inequality and rapid technological change. He called for a national ...

QIC lands $30m mandate to manage Queensland farming fund

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026  |  NEWS
QIC has been awarded a $30 million mandate to manage the Queensland government's Sowing the Seeds of Farming Innovation Fund, targeting early growth stage Agtech ventures across the state. The fund forms part of the government's broader Prosper ...

Greenpeace settles Woodside lawsuit

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026  |  NEWS
Greenpeace Australia Pacific has settled a lawsuit against ASX-listed Woodside Energy over alleged misrepresentation of its emission reductions targets. Greenpeace filed the lawsuit in December 2023, alleging the fossil fuel giant had misrepresented ...

Pension funds urged to account for climate risk in private assets

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026  |  NEWS
Ortec Finance has urged global pension funds to gauge the physical climate-related risks associated with holding private assets, which are typically less liquid and held for much longer than equities or bonds. "Investments made now into infrastructure ...

Net Zero Asset Owners names co-chairs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026  |  NEWS
The Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance (NZAOA) has named two co-chairs of its steering group. Josselin Kalifa of Caisse des Dépôts and Toru Shindo of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund are the new co-chairs, with Kalifa representing Europe while ...