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EU to ease sustainability reporting burden on firms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
The European Commission has adopted a revised European sustainability reporting standard (ESRS) and a voluntary reporting standard for smaller companies. The commission said the revised standards will reduce administrative burdens for European Union ...

ISS STOXX acquires Scientific Beta

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... pleased to transition Scientific Beta to a new owner well-positioned to scale its capabilities and distribution." Financial Standard is owned by ISS Market Intelligence, which is part of ISS STOXX.

IFRS builds practice statement for nature-related disclosures

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), an independent standard-setting body under IFRS Foundation, is targeting October 2026 to publish its proposals on nature-related disclosure in an exposure draft. The ISSB has been developing the ...

AI-washing and cyber-washing

JAMES NORTH, FRIEDA CHAN, EUGENIA KOLIVOS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... security", and "transparency and explainability". In September 2024, the Government published both the Voluntary AI Safety Standard (Voluntary Standard) and the Safe and responsible AI in Australia: Proposals paper for introducing mandatory guardrails ...

HESTA says ethical screens partly to blame for 'disappointing' ESG returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... comparison, its High Growth and Conservative options returned 11.5% and 6.4% respectively. In a statement to Financial Standard HESTA noted member aligned exclusions as partly responsible for 'disappointing' financial-year-to-date returns in the Sustainable ...

Investment groups form alliance against modern slavery

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
A joint letter combining over 100 signatories of institutional investors, businesses, unions and related organisation was sent to the government advocating for reform to address underlying risks in modern slavery. The letter was sent to the Attorney-General ...

NZ Super Fund doubles down on sustainability

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
The New Zealand Super Fund (NZ Super Fund) has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable investing, arguing climate changes, resource constraints and broader sustainability risks reman central to delivering resilient long-term returns despite shifting ...

The hidden risks behind critical mineral extractions for investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... consultation, and climate-related governance, it said. Based on the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) standard, most companies have human rights, labour, and environmental policies, but fewer demonstrate robust human rights due diligence ...

Private sector pushes for NZ modern slavery law

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), AMP Wealth Management New Zealand, Ausbil, Future Group, Metrics Credit Partners, U Ethical Investors and Westpac are part of the private sector 32 signatories who have signed to support the introduction ...

Mandatory climate disclosures reveal wide divergence in reporting practices

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
Australia's first wave of mandatory climate-related financial disclosures has revealed significant differences in how major companies are interpreting the new reporting regime, despite widespread adoption of climate risk analysis, according to new research ...