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Australia misses out on China's cleantech boom: CEF

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
Australia is being overlooked by China's US$180 billon cleantech boom, according to Climate Energy Finance (CEF), warning this is putting the country's net zero and decarbonisation goals at risk. Since 2018, China's outward direct investment in Australia ...

Improvements needed in modern slavery disclosures: Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
Monash University's Business School released the Modern Slavery Disclosure Quality Ratings ASX100 Companies Update 2025 report about how Australian companies are reporting on modern slavery in their supply chains. The annual assessment by Monash Centre ...

'Gentle density' can solve housing crisis: CEDA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
Medium-density housing or "gentle density" in the form of dual-occupancy homes and townhouses can help solve Australia's housing crisis, a new report reveals. The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) describes "gentle density" as fitting ...

Green moves: Australian Retirement Trust, UNLESS

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
An asset manager moves to superannuation, as UNLESS adds an investment heavyweight and a climate philanthropy names its co-chairs. Sustainability expert Tessa Volkmer is making the leap from asset management to superannuation, joining Australian Retirement ...

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 ...

A slowdown in progress could double transition costs: ASFI

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
Calling for coordinated action between government and industry bodies, the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) referenced analysis by the Network of central banks and supervisors for Greening the Financial System (NGFS), that indicated a ...

Impact investing reaches $157bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
New research from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Centre for Social Impact and Impact Investing Australia found Australia's impact investing market has grown nearly eight-fold since 2020, with more than $157 billion invested in impact products. ...

Australian plays host to US clean tech manufacturers

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
This week Australia hosted 13 major US clean tech manufacturing companies to showcase opportunities to invest in Australian clean energy projects. The Australia-America Clean Industry Delegation was introduced following Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's ...

HESTA pays $40k fine for greenwashing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
HESTA has paid $37,560 to comply with two infringement notices issued by ASIC for misleading statements. ASIC alleged the $100 billion super fund made misleading statements in paid advertisements about its commitment to removing carbon emissions investments. ...

Net Zero Asset Managers resumes operations

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) is resuming operations after taking a pause in January, saying it is now ready for a new chapter. The alliance, which had more than 300 members at one point, said it has updated it commitment statement that has been shared ...