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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
... development," said Flinders University professor Indra Gunawan. "Addressing these issues is essential not only for meeting climate targets, but also for strengthening energy security and long-term economic resilience." The researchers also identified ...

AI push to unlock $278bn construction pipeline

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... reform, inefficiencies in the system could continue to slow investment and limit Australia's ability to meet housing and climate targets. This research also ties into concerns raised in a separate CEDA research report around declining business dynamism. ...

Institutional investors inject $166m into World Bank bond

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... Management, L&G, Mackenzie Investments and Skandia. World Bank said its restoration improves soil quality, water retention and climate resilience, while fostering microclimate and soil conditions needed to revitalise the biodiverse ecosystem that support ...

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
... 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 Human Rights Act which will give people the power ...

QIC lands $30m mandate to manage Queensland farming fund

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... recognise the funding gap between early stage innovation and backing technologies that deliver measurable productivity gains, climate resilience regional economic benefits. QIC private equity partner Nicholas Guest said the fund reflects both the scale ...

Greenpeace settles Woodside lawsuit

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... offsets to achieve a decrease in net emissions. Woodside has since changed how it represents its strategy to response to climate change, which includes the removal of the 'net zero by 2050 or sooner' banner in July 2025 from its website. Greenpeace Australia ...

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
... this new phase and the opportunity to work with peers worldwide to define the standards and actions needed to meet our climate commitments. As an institutional investor, my intention is very clear: maintaining our requirements for finance to be an effective ...