Environmental

NSW government grants $11m to curb carbon pollution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026  |  NEWS
The NSW government is granting $11 million to support low carbon farming and land management projects that aim to cut pollution and support transition to net zero.

Podcast: Climate investing enters a new age

THE GREENER WAY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026  |  NEWS
On a recent visit to Sydney, MSCI's global head of sustainability and climate index Sebastien Lieblich sat down with The Greener Way to shed light on how institutional investors, particularly superannuation funds, are changing their approach to climate ...

Podcast: Transparency in quant investing

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
Quant + ESG Without the Black Box: Transparent Sustainable Investing with AXA IM's Ram Rasaratnam | The Greener Way In this episode of The Greener Way, host Michelle Baltazar speaks with Ram Rasaratnam, CIO of Equity Quant Investing at AXA IM, part of ...

Australia expects AI developers to support energy transition

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
The Australian government said it expects artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure developers to support its national interests and energy transition plans.

UK launches voluntary nature markets standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
The new Nature Investment Standards are aimed at combating greenwashing in investments in nature markets.

APRA's climate-related stress tests pose as financial risk

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
A stress test conducted by APRA reveals climate-related risks can aggravate Australia's insurance protection gap for households and ultimately heighten financial risks.

CEF urges Australia, China 'win-win-win' on decarbonisation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
China's structural, state-directed dominance in global supply chains of zero emissions economy creates an opportunity for Australia to adopt a "win-win-win" partnership model with the country, a latest report by Climate Energy Finance (CEF) said.

ACCR appeals Federal Court's Santos decision

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) has enlisted a new law firm to appeal the Federal Court's recent finding that Santos did not engage in greenwashing.

Podcast: Climate disclosure reports - what's the verdict?

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
This week on The Greener Way, host Michelle Baltazar speaks with Mary Stewart of ERM about Australia's new mandatory climate disclosure regime introduced in 2024 and what the first wave of calendar-year reports, due next month, means for investors, boards ...

Sovereign climate fund plans rejected by Swiss public

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
A proposal to introduce a dedicated climate fund was voted down in a referendum by the people of Switzerland recently.