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UniSuper accused of greenwashing in GEO option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
The Environmental Defenders Office has made a formal complaint to ASIC on behalf of a UniSuper member, claiming the investment criteria of the GEO option was watered down significantly in March 2025, enabling greater investment in companies that do ...

Ontario Teachers' targets $72bn in climate-aligned assets by 2030

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... in emissions intensity since 2019 and that it met its 2025 target ahead of time. Now, it said the focus is on real-world impact, ensuring its portfolio is aligned to a net zero future rather than geared towards reducing emissions. It said emissions intensity ...

Super moves: Future Fund, NZ Super, Aware Super, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... infrastructure, resources, energy and utilities. Rounding out the week's moves, Qi Lian Lim has left Aware Super to take up an impact investment manager role at the Paul Ramsay Foundation. Lim spent four years at the $220 billion super fund in the ...

Green moves: AustralianSuper, ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... adviser, and derivatives trader, giving him a deep understanding of risk across multiple investment markets. Meantime, Impact Alpha Partners has appointed two industry veterans as it prepares to drive its new multi-manager climate strategy. IAP is an ...

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 ...

CPA calls on government to promote ESG adoption

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
CPA Australia is urging the government to use the 2026-27 Federal Budget to reduce red tape, improve productivity and strengthen Australia's long-term competitiveness. In its pre-Budget submission, CPA Australia set out six priority reform areas which ...

Data centres, AI firms need robust ethical governance framework: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... operate responsibly for the benefit of the community and environment. On one side, there is the infrastructure and physical impact evident in the communities they are located, Leske told a recent Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) ...

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 ...

Impact Alpha Partners boosts team ahead of new strategy launch

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
Impact Alpha Partners has appointed two industry veterans as it prepares to launch a new investment strategy. Lewis Bearman takes on the role of principal consultant for operations and governance, while Stevan Lambert joins as chief commercial officer ...

Texas anti-ESG law deemed unconstitutional

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
An anti-ESG law introduced in Texas in 2021 has been labelled "unconstitutionally vague" and in breach of free speech provisions. In 2021, a law was introduced in Texas that barred the state, including pension plans, from investing in or contracting ...