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Australian Ethical pressures QBE over climate risk management

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... shareholder resolutions with investment platform SIX, calling on QBE to improve disclosures around how climate change will impact its business. To be voted on at the QBE annual general meeting today, the proposals call on QBE to immediately disclose ...

Wesfarmers partners for affordable housing venture

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
Built Group and Wesfarmers have formed a 50:50 joint venture aimed at accelerating housing delivery through industrial-scale manufacturing, as Australia grapples with persistent supply shortages. The new entity, Built Living, will focus on producing ...

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

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... which commenced on 1 January 2025, and found that less than one third of businesses have provided quantified financial impact on earnings, balance sheet or cash flows. Despite disclosing significant climate exposures, most companies allocated little ...

Podcast: The supply chain bottleneck

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
In this episode of The Greener Way, host Michelle Baltazar chats with Vinnay Cchoda, responsible investment manager at BetaShares, about the predicted shortage of some critical minerals in the next couple of decades and how that could force a resetting ...

Institutional investors inject $166m into World Bank bond

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... provide investors with a product that aligns perfectly with their mandates and sustainability goals." Nuveen head of ESG/impact for global fixed income Stephen Liberatore said it is thrilled to continue its partnership with World Bank. "This investment ...

ASX20 shows progress on mental health, but more to be done

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... pillars: management commitment and policy, governance and management, leadership and innovation, and performance reporting and impact. The report, Establishing the Baseline: ASX20 Performance Against the CCLA Mental Health Benchmark, follows estimates ...

Housing affordability widening intergenerational equity gap: Study

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... reduced - particularly in areas relating to employment, the Actuaries Institute said. Despite concerns over the potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI), unemployment has been at its lowest level this century since 2022, and younger Australians ...

Interest in sustainable investing at 92%, yet portfolio allocation lags

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026  |  NEWS
Individual investor interest in sustainable investing continues to rise even as allocations slightly decline, according to a new Sustainable Signals report by the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing. The survey polled 2250 active individual ...

Impact Investing Australia chair to join Future Fund

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... its acquisition by Perpetual. He was also the chief investment officer of First State Super. Brandweiner is the chair of Impact Investing Australia, a role he's held since 2021. He's also a foundation member of its board. Impact Investing Australia ...

Government gives $11m to support First Nations energy security

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is committing $11 million to support two First Nations-led microgrid projects in the Northern Territory. Both projects aim to help remote communities design and develop their own local energy solutions ...