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Macquarie shareholders call for transparency

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... claims it is a leader in financing for renewable energy, it is failing to disclose the full extent of its investments in coal, oil and gas. "Shareholders want Macquarie to come clean on its financing of fossil fuel expansion, which undermines the company's ...

ART extends exclusions in Socially Conscious option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... and international shares. The exclusions include investing in companies which obtain more than 5% of revenues from thermal coal; metallurgical coal; oil and gas; fossil fuel generation; alcohol; gambling; and adult entertainment. Additionally, any investment ...

Labor win 'a referendum on renewable energy'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Council says the Albanese government's landslide win in the federal election was a vote of confidence by the Australian people in the nation's clean energy future. Clean Energy Council chief executive Kane Thornton said Labor's win ...

Trump presidency pushes Aussies to ethical super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025  |  NEWS
The inauguration of President Donald Trump in the US and the heightened volatility and uncertainty that has followed has been a boon for Future Super, the fund says. Analysis of Future Super's member acquisition data shared with FS Sustainability ...

Australia can be energy transition, climate leader

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Agenda 2030 are other recent examples. While Australia is the largest exporter of coal and gas combined in the world, The Superpower Institute's Rob Sims said the country is in an even better place to supply ...

5000 European ESG funds investing in fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... collectively invested about $212 billion (€123bn) into companies that are either actively ramping up production of oil, gas and coal, or lack a Paris-aligned coal phase-out plan. Of the total, about $40 billion (€23.5bn) is invested in oil and gas ...

Active Super to pay $10.5m for greenwashing

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... programs..." Between 1 February 2021 and 30 June 2023, the super fund claimed it steered clear of investments in gambling, coal mining, oil tar sands, and Russian companies since the invasion of Ukraine. For example, an Active Super Responsible Investment ...

Carbon Market Report shows positive momentum

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... said it uses the average emissions intensity of the electricity grid rather than assuming renewables are solely displacing coal and gas generation. "We issued a record 18.8 million Australian carbon credit units (ACCUs) in 2024, with a total of 53.9 ...

Climate Change Authority warns of nuclear bungle

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... storage in the next 15 years. "On the other hand, the nuclear pathway would delay Australia's necessary transition - keeping coal in the grid for longer and leading to billions of tonnes more emissions in the process." The Coalition's nuclear scheme ...

Green moves: PRI, BlackRock, Rewiring Australia, Future Generation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Tom Wainwright is leaving Climateworks Centre to join the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). He will lead the Australian program of PRI's Collaborative Sovereign Engagement on Climate Change initiative. Wainwright is an advisor and subject ...