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Shareholders question Macquarie's climate change commitment

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... Australian Ethical is part of the 160 shareholders on the resolution. Last year, 35% of shareholders voted for improved climate risk exposure and management. In its annual report published earlier this month, Macquarie said while it remains committed ...

Climate, nature risks no longer 'abstract or long dated': ISS STOXX

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... biodiversity loss and water stress emerging as growing threats to long term portfolio resilience. The report, Resilience at Risk: Understanding Climate and Nature Risk Exposures in Investment Portfolios, was developed by the ISS STOXX research institute ...

ESG implications of the US-Iran conflict

LIZ HARRISON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... near-term supply constraints but increasing local pollution and health risks. Energy, fertiliser and food prices: A social risk Around one-third of global urea production originates in the Gulf region and transits the Strait of Hormuz. Because urea is ...

ASIC flags disclosure flaws in mandatory climate reports

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has raised concerns over the use of misleading disclaimers, inconsistent climate risk disclosures and unclear reporting assumptions in the first round of mandatory sustainability reports lodged under Australia's ...

NZ Super 'accepts' court loss, updates policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation (Guardians), the manager of the $90 billion New Zealand Superannuation Fund, has confirmed it will not appeal a recent Judicial Review which found two of its policy documents were not formulated in accordance ...

Budget to modernise environmental approval framework

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... for developers and investors. HIA managing director Jovelyn Martin said the reforms have the potential to streamline lower risk applications on projects with more significant environmental impacts. The measures are also expected to support greater coordination ...

Australian Ethical pressures QBE over climate risk management

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... underwriting portfolio is likely to be withdrawn, reduced or repriced due to the immediate and long-term impacts of physical climate risk. "QBE has confirmed that exiting certain lines of business reduced climate related volatility across their portfolio. ...

Financial services 'structurally behind' on calculating climate-related risks

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... should worry investors. "Governance structures are solid but on metrics and targets, the pillar that captures whether climate risk is being managed, not just acknowledged, the sector scores lowest in the analysis," Stewart said. "Climate disclosure maturity ...

Supply chain risks hamper net zero ambitions: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
New academic research finds that Australia's supply chains are major detractors to its ability to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. The joint study from the University of Adelaide and Flinders University delved into Australia's renewable energy ...

Institutional investors inject $166m into World Bank bond

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... impactful initiatives that explicitly links financial performance to measurable real-world outcomes, alongside clearly defined risk and return profiles. "Crucially, these kinds of structures enable investors to tap into high-impact areas like targeted ...