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Materiality is not a single judgment: It is a governance system

JAKE ATKINSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
Much has been written about sustainability materiality in recent years. Entire methodologies have emerged to define it, regulators have refined its application, and assurance standards now devote considerable attention to evaluating it. Yet despite ...

Treasury consults on reducing climate disclosure costs

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
Treasury has opened a consultation to enhance efficiency of climate disclosures by reducing the cost of compliance for companies. The reforms are intended to achieve this while maintaining international alignment between Australian standards and its ...

Government builds inaugural council for External Reporting Australia

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
The government is building the inaugural governing council for External Reporting Australia (ERA) which commences operations on 1 December 2026. ERA has been established by new legislation, combining the existing standard-setting functions of the Australian ...

Ethical funds get picky as carbon bakes into AI-heavy benchmarks

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
Ethical investors are being deliberate about their artificial intelligence (AI) exposure in a bid to keep carbon profiles of portfolios in check. Australian Ethical said the $14.5 billion super fund does not take a position on AI as a category and instead ...

Equal Pay Day highlights lifetime cost of gender super gap

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
Equal Pay Day is highlighting the long-term impact of Australia's gender pay gap, with Australian Retirement Trust (ART) warning lower earnings compound into significant shortfalls in retirement savings. Equal Pay Day fell on August 17 this year, marking ...

Nanuk lands AustralianSuper investment heavyweight

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
Nanuk Asset Management adds serious firepower to its investment team when it appointed Oliver Johnson, formerly at AustralianSuper, as portfolio manager early this month. Prior to the announcement, Johnson was a senior portfolio manager at AustralianSuper ...

Podcast: Leading the battery storage race

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
🌿 Why are batteries becoming one of Australia's most attractive renewable energy investments? ❓ Question: As governments introduce more supportive energy storage policies and Australia's electricity system continues to transition away from ...

NZ Super updates sustainable investment policy

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
The Guardians of NZ Super has published an updated set of Sustainable Investment policy documents, using a new standalone framework to describe the policies, standards and procedures that underpin its sustainable investment activities. The update was ...

Judgment reveals Fiducian's greenwashing brush-off: 'ESG is still a fad'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
Fiducian Investment Management Services (FIMS) executive chair Conrad Burge shrugged off greenwashing concerns raised by a member of the team in 2021, replying that "ESG is still fad that will in time implode from its own irrationalities". The Diversified ...

CBA faces shareholder revolt over deforestation risk

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
Nearly 200 Commonwealth Bank shareholders have backed a resolution calling on the bank to create a pathway to become deforestation free ahead of its annual general meeting (AGM). The resolution, facilitated by the Australian Conservation Foundation ...