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How investors can navigate ESG-related investments with AI

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... starting point for investors," Abrams said. "As AI capabilities and use cases evolve rapidly, regular and ongoing environmental and human rights due diligence, will be essential rather than a one-off exercise." Moving forward the risks and opportunities ...

UK launches voluntary nature markets standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... Standards to boost investors' confidence in nature markets. They form part of the UK's bid to meet ambitious environmental commitments, saying private sector action is needed and nature markets are an effective way of mobilising it. It said the ...

ASFI releases guidance for taxonomy-aligned use-of-proceeds debt

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... technical screening criteria (TSC) must meet certain requirements to substantiate its contribution to a defined environmental objective, increase transparency and comparability for the market. The use of TSC to screen for the positive sustainability ...

APRA's climate-related stress tests pose as financial risk

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
A stress test conducted by APRA reveals climate-related risks can aggravate Australia's insurance protection gap for households and ultimately heighten financial risks. In the Insurance Climate Vulnerability Assessment report, APRA warns how increased ...

CEF urges Australia, China 'win-win-win' on decarbonisation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
China's structural, state-directed dominance in global supply chains of zero emissions economy creates an opportunity for Australia to adopt a "win-win-win" partnership model with the country, a latest report by Climate Energy Finance (CEF) said. The ...

ACCR appeals Federal Court's Santos decision

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... with the support of corporate and consumer law firm Webb Henderson. ACCR previously worked on the case with the Environmental Defenders Office. ACCR co-chief executive Brynn O'Brien said: "This case concerns fundamental legal standards that apply to ...

Podcast: Climate disclosure reports - what's the verdict?

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
This week on The Greener Way, host Michelle Baltazar speaks with Mary Stewart of ERM about Australia's new mandatory climate disclosure regime introduced in 2024 and what the first wave of calendar-year reports, due next month, means for investors ...

Sovereign climate fund plans rejected by Swiss public

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
A proposal to introduce a dedicated climate fund was voted down in a referendum by the people of Switzerland recently. About 70.7% of voters rejected the proposal, put forward by the Swiss Green Party and Social Democrats on March 9, to create a sovereign ...

Podcast: Fixing the gender pay gap

THE GREENER WAY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
Gender pay gaps in financial services: What WGEA's new targets mean for employers & investors In this episode of The Greener Way, host Michelle Baltazar talks with Mary Wooldridge, CEO of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), about why gender ...

Insurers grapple with managing physical risks: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
As extreme weather events intensify, global insurers believe that physical risks are increasingly becoming systemic financial risks, as a mixed bag report they can confidently address such risks in their frameworks, the MSCI Institute found. The report ...