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CBA faces shareholder revolt over deforestation risk

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
... than 200 hectares, the bank fails to capture high impact deforestation," Hamra said. He said the associated damage to soil, water, biodiversity and the climate create risks for both CBA and is customers, particularly in agriculture. The shareholder campaign ...

La Caisse backs GO.FARM in $330m farmland push

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... Founded in 2013, GO.FARM manages approximately $1.6 billion in assets and specialises in developing underutilised land and water assets into institutional grade permanent horticulture operations. Founder and managing director Liam Lenghan said the partnership ...

Data Centres should pay for clean energy: Poll

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... electricity bills and create more climate pollution." The polling also found 69% of respondents supported mandatory energy and water efficiency standards for new data centres, while 67% believed the facilities risked placing additional strain on the ...

ARENA reshuffles board with four senior appointments

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... he spent 16 years analysing the global energy transition, while Olsen brings executive experience from Tesla, South East Water and Boston Consulting Group. Vin Batenburg also acknowledge the contribution of Punch and McIntosh. "I would like to acknowledge ...

Government pushes for First Nations ownership in renewable projects

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) is adopting a pilot initiative to help First Nations communities benefit from Australia's clean energy future. Under the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS), a new pilot will ...

Macquarie injects more into Southern Water with new partner

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... Industrial Partners as a new minority shareholder has injected an additional £300 million ($566m) of equity into Southern Water. Asterion Industrial Partners is a European infrastructure investment manager headquartered in Madrid with around US$10 billion ...

The hidden risks behind critical mineral extractions for investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... physical climate risks to mining assets are set to intensify under high-emissions scenarios. According to ISS STOXX models, water-stress and heatwave exposure across Asian mine assets will increase significantly over the next 15-30 years, threatening ...

Private markets offer new opportunities for responsible investors

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... innovative ages care developments in Australia. The report also highlighted Kilter Rural's Murray Darling Basin Balanced Water Fund, which combines commercial water investments with environmental restoration projects, and Nuveen's Nature Positive Farming ...

Is there an ethical way to play AI?

VINNAY CCHODA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... expansion is driving demand for energy-intensive data centres, increasing pressure on electricity systems, emissions and water use. It is also raising issues around labour displacement, bias and misinformation, data privacy and market concentration. ...

Most ASX300 boards comprise nearly 40% women: Index

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
The majority of the top 300 ASX-listed companies boast of having boards with nearly 40% female representation, as all-male boards are soon to be a thing of the past, the 2026 Board Diversity Index (BDI) reveals. Nearly three-quarters (72%) of ASX300 ...
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