Search Results

Showing 1 - 10 of 139 results for "Safeguard"

Podcast: Financial inclusion at a crossroad

THE GREENER WAY  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026  |  NEWS
🌱 Financial inclusion in the age of AI: Why access matters more than ever ❓ Question: As artificial intelligence transforms financial services, how can the industry use technology to improve financial inclusion, and why should sustainability professionals ...

Ethical funds get picky as carbon bakes into AI-heavy benchmarks

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
Ethical investors are being deliberate about their artificial intelligence (AI) exposure in a bid to keep carbon profiles of portfolios in check. Australian Ethical said the $14.5 billion super fund does not take a position on AI as a category and instead ...

IGCC urges Safeguard Mechanism reforms ahead of review

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) is urging further reforms to the Safeguard Mechanism, warning without them the scheme will fail to drive industries to pursue on-site emissions reductions. The Safeguard Mechanism is the government's policy ...

SA Power Networks issues Australia's first taxonomy-aligned green bond

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... finance in Australia." "As the first issuer to confirm alignment with the taxonomy's voluntary environmental and social safeguard criteria, SA Power Networks has demonstrated how a high integrity approach can be applied within the Australian market. ...

ASIC flags disclosure flaws in mandatory climate reports

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... what constitutes a "climate related target", particularly regarding legally mandated emissions obligations such as the Safeguard Mechanism. Looking ahead, ASIC said its 2026 to 2027 surveillance program will focus on financial reporting areas involving ...

Australian Ethical pressures QBE over climate risk management

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical co-filed shareholder resolutions with investment platform SIX, calling on QBE to improve disclosures around how climate change will impact its business. To be voted on at the QBE annual general meeting today, the proposals call on ...

Automated systems need rigorous adjustment for aged care

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026  |  NEWS
The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has welcomed the investigation into the integrated assessment tool (IAT) used in aged care following concerns around how automated systems are impacting financial outcomes for older Australians. The IAT ...

Australia expects AI developers to support energy transition

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... grid," Bowen said. The government also expects the data centre developers to prioritise Australia's national interest, safeguard Australia's long-term water security while ensuring direct investment in Australian skills and jobs. It expects hyperscalers ...

Advocacy groups challenge SEC policy on shareholder proposals

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is being sued over a new policy that gives companies "an effective rubber-stamp" to omit shareholder proposals in company proxy statements. As You Sow and the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility ...

UK pension fund to vote against boards backpedaling on climate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
UK pension giant Nest will now vote against board chairs where the company they oversee has materially scaled back its climate commitments without explanation. Updating its voting policy, Nest said where adjustments are made to transition strategies ...
PREVIOUS
NEXT