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ACSI releases updated Governance Guidelines

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has released the 12 th edition of its Governance Guidelines. The document outlined the updated expectations of long-term investors on material governance and sustainability issues at listed companies. ...

Women remain significantly underrepresented across ASX300: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
A new report found that all signatories to the 40:40 Vision initiative believe that greater gender diversity has benefited workplace culture and business performance, but women remain "significantly" underrepresented in executive leadership teams (ELTs) ...

Big tech has "inconsequential" emissions planning: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Latest research by World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has found that top technology companies including Meta, Alphabet, Apple and Microsoft lack in mobilising low-carbon investments through capital expenditure and R&D, even though they have an emissions ...

System-level climate risks material in every way: Research

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
... barriers sit outside of company boundaries. Of the participants that responded, 90% engage in alliances such as Climate Action (CA) 10+. The paper found that policy advocacy focussing on climate policy, sustainability disclosures and sectoral transition ...

Virescent Ventures backs fire prevention technology

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
Dedicated climate technology investor Virescent Ventures has announced it is the Australian partner in a $50 million funding round for Melbourne-based IND Technology. Co-led by US-based energy sector specialists Angeleno Group and Energy Impact Partners ...

ANZ shareholders deliver 'clear message' at AGM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
ANZ shareholders delivered a "second strike" against the major bank's executive pay plans at the AGM with more than 32% of shareholders opposing the renumeration report. This comes after ANZ was recently hit with a record $240 million in penalties for ...

APRA flags governance concerns at HESTA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
APRA is imposing additional licence conditions on HESTA, finding it was inadequately prepared to effectively oversee and manage its recent administrator change. Earlier this year, HESTA switched administration providers, transitioning from MUFG to GROW ...

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 ...