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US pension funds move against James Hardie chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... (ISS) also recommend a vote against the four James Hardie directors up for election, including Lloyd. ISS said it had "material corporate governance concerns" around the James Hardie board. The acquisition of Azek also sparked the ASX to launch a review ...

ISS STOXX launches real asset climate solutions

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... sustainability business Till Jung said: "Physical and transition risks from climate change are accelerating and are a material financial consideration for investors, banks, and insurers. As a leading provider of climate research, data, and analytics ...

Australia, US establish $13bn critical minerals partnership

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
The Australian government has reached an agreement with the US in a meeting in Washington this week, which will see an accelerated pipeline of priority projects for minerals and rare earth elements delivered between the two nations. The United States-Australia ...

IGCC 2025 Climate Leaders named

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) has announced the winners of its annual Climate Leaders' Awards for 2025. The awards were presented at the IGCC Annual Climate Finance and Investment Summit. The potential recipients are nominated by IGCC ...

IGCC launches climate resilience, governance guides

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... These are: Climate transition is a core strategic imperative - boards have a fiduciary duty to manage climate risks as material financial risks Inertia should be actively management and required change proactively overseen - board needs the capability ...

QIC leads investor gateway into Queensland energy sector

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... to client objectives." "In doing so, we can provide clients with access to compelling opportunities in a market with material scale and potential to deliver strong investment outcomes." Meanwhile, QIC head of global infrastructure Ross Israel said: "This ...

Asset owners prioritise climate action in investment strategies: Survey

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... with climate change. Among the 18 Australian asset owners that indicated climate change readiness as the most pertinent material impact, seven in 10 (72%) are already investing in climate solutions. Findings revealed a large disparity between climate ...

Government hands down 2035 climate target

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
Australia aims to reduce its emissions by between 62% to 70% by 2035, committing close to $10 billion to help make it happen. Issuing its emissions reduction target yesterday, the government said it is an ambitious but achievable target if implemented ...

Family offices stick to sustainable investing: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
Family offices say they remain committed to sustainable investments despite ongoing political and financial uncertainty, according to a survey by the Sustainable Finance Initiative (SFI). Nearly all the 144 Asia Pacific family offices surveyed feature ...

Discipline is key to good engagements: Expert

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... and we have that in Australia and overseas, means that we've got some good coverage, whilst also having a set of material companies that we will focus on." Compared to six years ago, Weier said Rest did not have an outsourced engagement capability ...