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ACCR appeals Federal Court's Santos decision

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... published claims that natural gas is a 'clean fuel' in its 2020 Annual Report, 2020 Investor Day Briefing and 2021 Climate Change Report. It also claimed it could produce 'zero emissions hydrogen' and that it had a 'credible' ...

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 ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Institute names new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... William McDonnell, chief financial officer of IAG. Before joining IAG, he was a founding member of the Bank of England's Climate Financial Risk Forum, chair of Royal & Sun Alliance's ESG Committee, member of the University of Cambridge ClimateWise Council ...

UK pension fund to vote against boards backpedaling on climate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... UK pension giant Nest will now vote against board chairs where the company they oversee has materially scaled back its climate commitments without explanation. Updating its voting policy, Nest said where adjustments are made to transition strategies ...

Green moves: Australian Ethical, KPMG, Morningstar Sustainalytics

ELIZABETH FRY, RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... will oversee the firm's sales and client success teams across the region, working with institutional investors on ESG, climate and sustainability research. The role also involves working with Sustainalytics' global teams to ensure its products reflect ...

Green moves: RIAA, Westpac

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... experience in sustainability strategy and risk management and has played a role in shaping industry frameworks across climate, nature and social impact. She's best known for her 11 years as Westpac's chief sustainability officer - the first person ...

Insurers grapple with managing physical risks: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... expressed moderate-to-very high concern about physical risk creating systemic financial risk. In Australia, APRA's CPG 229 Climate Change Financial Risks provides a prudential framework for managing climate change financial risks. While CPG 229 is non-binding ...

Insurer sued for omitting shareholder proposal on climate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
Global insurance giant Chubb is being sued after it opted to exclude a shareholder resolution in relation to climate change from its 2026 proxy ballot. The shareholder proposal was lodged by As You Sow, a shareholder advocacy group based in California. ...

Mercer's OCIO lead set to depart

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... the growing demand from asset owners looking to outsource their investment needs. "Managing a portfolio in this economic climate is becoming increasingly complex, and access to certain asset classes is challenging without deep knowledge and significant ...