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Values take a backseat to performance: Morningstar

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
A panel session on product labelling quickly broadened into a candid discussion on weapons exclusions, member demands and the challenge of running sustainable portfolios in a tense geopolitical climate. On the second day of the RIAA Conference yesterday ...

UniSuper changes weapons threshold on sustainable option

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
UniSuper is introducing new measures when screening out companies with revenue assoicated with weaponries. Effective July 1, the super fund's negative screens will allow the portion of reported revenue a company may derive from conventional weapons ...

Investors pressure BP over 'undisciplined' capex decisions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
BP is facing a shareholder resolution from several international pension funds and the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) in relation to its investment decisions. The ACCR has co-filed a shareholder resolution alongside Nest, London ...

US exits major climate groups, sustainability initiatives

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... Degradation in Developing Countries, UN Energy, UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, UN Oceans, UN Water, and many others. "These withdrawals will end American taxpayer funding and involvement ...

ISSB to introduce new disclosure requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
... trillion in assets under management (AUM). The TNFD welcomed the ISSB's target to have an exposure draft ready by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) meeting in October 2026. The TNFD said it looks forward to continuing to support the technical ...

QIC increases investment in Tilt Renewables

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
QIC has agreed to acquire 19.9% of AGL Energy's 20% minority stake in Tilt Renewables, moving to 99.9% ownership of Australia's largest operating wind platform, for $750 million. The transaction consolidates Tilt Renewables' long-term Australian shareholder ...

Green bonds: The good, the bad, the opportunities

JOHANN PLE  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Calendar year 2024 was another strong year for green bonds. The sector outperformed the conventional bond market by close to 2% and broke new records of issuance. While issuance is still mainly in EUR, we believe this sets the green bond market up well ...

Super performance test impacts green investing: ASFA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called on the government to adjust some elements of the superannuation performance test to help encourage super funds to invest more in Australia's energy transition. The peak super body ...

ESG-informed investing does not lead to positive sustainability: Scientific Beta

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
New research highlights that rigorous frameworks are necessary for evaluating environment, social, and governance (ESG) investment potential, while adding that not all ESG-informed investments will translate into a positive sustainable outcome. The ...

'Surreal', 'difficult' times for sustainable investors: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... fund companies, ​data and research firms, financial advisers and non-profits. Joining a panel at the International Convention Centre in Sydney, Lettini said: "We're in a very exceptional moment that none of us would have expected us to be in, and ...
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