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Australia's anti-corruption commitment regresses: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
While scoring highly in the annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), Australia is part of a growing trend of developed countries struggling with their anti-corruption commitments, according to non-profit Transparency International. As Australia retains ...

Undervaluing of nature putting global economy at risk

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has released a report highlighting how businesses both depend on, and harm, nature. The Business and Biodiversity Report found global economic growth has come ...

Green moves: Lendlease, Qantas, TNFD

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
Qantas' ESG lead joins property group while another high-profile sustainability expert swaps property for supermarkets, and the TNFD appoints an EY partner. Kathryn Franklin has left Qantas to join Vicinity Centres as head of climate reporting and ...

Australia needs to ramp up decarbonisation efforts: BloombergNEF

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
In its Australia Energy Transition Outlook for the first half of 2026, BloombergNEF (BNEF) underscored the urgency for a national ramping-up of decarbonisation across multiple sectors to meet carbon commitments and net zero targets. The report forecasts ...

Gender pay gap costs economy $66bn: KPMG Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
Australia's gender pay gap is costing the economy an estimated $1.26 billion per week or $65.8 billion in annual national earnings, according to a new study by KPMG Australia. The report, She's Price(d)less, prepared in conjunction with the ...

Green moves: Australian Retirement Trust, Pathzero

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Australian Retirement Trust has hired an ESG specialist to lead its UK activities, as climate data platform Pathzero recruits from Aware Super. Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has appointed a senior ESG specialist from Deutsche Bank to lead its London ...

Climate divide widens amongst Canadian pension giants: Shift

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
The latest research by Shift has shown a widening divide among Canada's largest pension funds on climate strategy, with some ramping up investments in climate solutions while others scale back disclosures and continue to back fossil fuel expansion. ...

Net Zero Financial Service Providers Alliance to wind up

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
The Net Zero Financial Service Providers Alliance (NZFSPA) is disbanding, saying its participants will instead pursue activities independently. The NZFSPA's members include stock exchanges, research and data providers, index providers and auditors. ...

First Nations people face financial exclusion, significant barriers: AFCA

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
After receiving 2461 complaints from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the 2025 financial year, the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) found the disproportionate difficulty First Nations peoples face when accessing financial ...

Avetta Partners develops new social responsibility risks tool

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Avetta Partners, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider, has launched the Avetta ESG Social Desktop Audit on the Avetta One platform to provide a digital assessment to identify, manage, and mitigate social responsibility risks in supply chains. The ...