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Stewardship initiatives rise in popularity among DC pension funds

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
According to a recent global peer study by the Thinking Ahead Institute (TAI) more DC pension funds are pursuing stewardship initiatives to combat climate change and achieve net-zero targets. TAI co-founder Roger Urwin revealed that large Australian ...

Biodiversity risk is transforming ESG reporting: Lonsec

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
Recent analysis by Lonsec of its fund managers indicates a sharp uptick in biodiversity related disclosures. Spanning a demographic of 300, the number of managers reporting a policy position on biodiversity has spiked, rising from 21 to 72 in the past ...

Morningstar Sustainalytics names climate, nature solutions lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
Jodie Tapscott has been appointed head of climate and nature solutions at Morningstar Sustainalytics. Tapscott will lead Morningstar Sustainalytics' climate and nature product strategy, development and delivery. This includes driving innovation at the ...

Cornell publishes roadmap for AI decarbonisation

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
A recent study by Cornell University revealed the current and forecasted environmental impacts of AI growth and provided an actionable roadmap to mitigate the threats. As companies like OpenAI and Google increasingly invest in new AI data centres, coordination ...

Companies up risk management to tackle physical risks: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
New research shows that most companies experience physical risks, namely in the form of weather-related disruptions, which they are urgently addressing in their risk management and business continuity planning. MSCI Institute's latest Corporate Resilience ...

Sustainable investments jump 49% in two years

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
Sustainable investments have reached US$16.7 trillion, jumping 49% over the last two years, according to the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA), finding that the sector has moved from a "niche practice to a systemic consideration." Despite ...

The hidden climate risks in asset owners' portfolios

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
In partnership with Swiss Re, MSCI released Hidden in Plain Sight: Physical Risk in Asset Owners' Portfolios. The report analysed the portfolios of 18 leading global asset owners to reveal the extent of physical climate risks these players face. ...

ISS STOXX launches real asset climate solutions

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
ISS Sustainability Solutions, the sustainable investment business of ISS STOXX, has launched an integrated suite of real asset climate solutions, to empower investors in understanding and mitigating climate impacts on their portfolios. The holistic ...

Boards face limitations in managing climate risks

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
At the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) Summit 2025, Queensland Investment Corporation's (QIC) ESG and general manager Alison Ewings said that "climate change is a risk in its own right" and "a threat multiplier." But there are limitations ...

QIC injects $20.5m into domestic copper, critical minerals projects

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
QIC has invested a total of $20.5 million via the Queensland Critical Minerals and Battery Technology Fund (QCMBTF) to increase copper supply and critical minerals production in Queensland. It comes after QIC appointed to lead a new investor gateway ...