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Vanguard settles Texas-led coal antitrust lawsuit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... damage the US coal industry through climate activism. The case was brought in late 2024 by 13 state attorneys general, led by Texas, alleging the three institutions engaged in cartel-like behaviour, attempting to control energy markets and drive up prices ...

Texas anti-ESG law deemed unconstitutional

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
An anti-ESG law introduced in Texas in 2021 has been labelled "unconstitutionally vague" and in breach of free speech provisions. In 2021, a law was introduced in Texas that barred the state, including pension plans, from investing in or contracting ...

Bill to curb US pension plans' ESG considerations passes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... lending and investing in certain operations, like fossil fuels and weapons manufacturing. One such bill was introduced in Texas in 2021 and implemented in 2022, boycotting several institutions including 10 major banks. About a year later, analysis by ...

IFM Investors launches low carbon fuels platform

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
... commercialisation of biomethane at scale across North America and Europe. The new entity will be headquartered in Houston, Texas and Cynthia Walker has been appointed as president and chief executive to lead it. Prior to Mobius Renewables, Walker served ...

Investors must be ESG-led amid data centre boom: CEFC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
... such as Applied Digital. It acquired South Korea's Hanam Data Centre last year. AustralianSuper invested $2.2 billion in Texas-based DataBank, while the Future Fund recently gained a 35% stake in Canberra Data Centres. CEFC head of infrastructure Julia ...

Rio Tinto expands renewable energy portfolio

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
... United States. It will source energy generated from TerraGen's newly operational Monte Cristo I windpower project located in Texas. Rio Tinto Kennecott managing director Nate Foster said: "This agreement strengthens Rio Tinto's renewable energy portfolio ...

Macquarie commits nearly $700m for US cycle gas turbine facility

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... (US$450m) bilateral facility to support the construction of a 1.2 gigawatt (GW) combined cycle gas turbine asset in Lee County, Texas. The solution enables Sandow Lakes Energy Station (SLES) to secure essential long-lead time equipment, including two ...

Major climate group suspends operations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... practices and subjected us to legal inquiries from various public officials". In November 2024, the firm was named in a Texas lawsuit alongside State Street and Vanguard, claiming their climate activism was a breach of antitrust laws. BlackRock told ...

Investors dismiss US federal court case

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... Vanguard dismissed the case against them by 11 red US states, calling accusations they violated antitrust laws "baseless". Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a Federal Court case claiming the firms "conspired to artificially constrict the market ...

Natural gas buyout bulldozes investors: Analysts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Woodside disregards historic investor rejection of its climate plan; the energy giant's US$1.2bn natural gas takeover negates its US$2.35bn carbon capture buy "more than 21 times over". Woodside's US$1.2bn bid for Tellurian and its Driftwood ...
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