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Gender diversity, overboarding top of mind for instos: Georgeson

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
The lack of gender diversity, independence and 'overboarding,' are some of the top reasons why institutional investors voted against directors, according to Georgeson, after analysing trends in the latest mini-AGM season. Analysing the AGM season between ...

UK ditches sustainable finance taxonomy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
The UK government has abandoned the Green Taxonomy as it believes it "would not be the most effective tool to deliver the green transition" and should not be part of the sustainable finance framework. "Whilst the government's ambitions to continue as ...

Munro decarbonisation fund tops ESG performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
Managed funds topped the ESG category in Rainmaker Information's latest leagues table, with Munro Partners' decarbonisation-focused fund outperforming its peers. In the May 2025 Wholesale Managed Funds Report, the Munro Climate Change Leaders ...

APESB releases ethics, independence standards

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
The Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board (APESB) launched new standards that set out new ethical and independence requirements for sustainability reporting and assurance in Australia. The amending standards relate to APES 110 Code of ...

CEFC adds to electric vehicles portfolio

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has invested $6 million with Zenobē, which will use the funds to produce battery electric trucks that will then be leased to Woolworths. The CEFC said the funding finance supports the delivery of a fleet ...

Former board member kickstarts crowdfunding for CalPERS probe

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
A former California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) board member is seeking to launch an independent investigation into the pension fund for alleged mismanagement and misconduct and hopes to raise the funds to do so via GoFundMe. Margaret ...

BlackRock, Vanguard bankroll 'genocide', illegal occupation: UN

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
A new report by the United Nations claims BlackRock and Vanguard are the major asset managers profiting from "sustaining the illegal Israeli occupation [of Palestinian territories] and its ongoing genocidal campaign in Gaza". UN special rapporteur Francesca ...

Australia has green fuel potential: Superpower Institute

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
Australia has potential to be a major player in producing green shipping fuel, according to The Superpower Institute. The institute's chair Rod Sims spoke of the urgency for Australia to make a move in becoming a supplier of green energy intensive exports ...

Australia progresses climate transition disclosures, planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
Australia is showing progress with disclosing and adopting its clean energy transition initiatives as investors' demand for credible emissions reduction strategies grows, a study from MSCI shows. Among listed Australian companies analysed in the APAC ...

La Caisse ups climate investment targets

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
La Caisse is ambitiously aiming to have CAD $400 billion ($454bn) worth of climate action investments in its portfolio by 2030. Releasing its 2025-30 climate strategy last week, La Caisse, formerly known as CDPQ, unveiled its aims to accelerate the ...