Governance

Climate Council urges tougher data centre energy rules

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
The Climate Council has welcomed the federal government's commitment to require new large scale data centres to support additional renewable energy but warned the success of the reforms will depend on how quickly the rules are implemented.

HIA backs bold housing reforms

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has welcomed the Productivity Commission's interim report into housing supply regulation, saying it validates long-standing industry concerns that planning systems, approval delays and infrastructure bottlenecks ...

Centuria quashes governance allegations amid fund downgrades

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
Centuria Capital Group (CNI) has swiftly provided a response to media reports suggesting that its exposure to the Bathla Group, a Sydney-based property constructor and developer, raised questions over its governance, following a downgrade of one of its ...

Weak sustainability categorisation can institutionalise greenwashing: EDHEC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
As the European Union reforms its Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), the EDHEC Climate Institute has warned weak or inconsistent standards could institutionalise rather than mitigate misleading sustainability claims.

US-based firms claim top spots in ASX remuneration ranking: ACSI

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
The chief executives of US-based companies are increasingly taking over the ranks of the highest-paid ASX bosses, as for the first time in the study's history, 50% claimed the top 10 spots in the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors' (ACSI) ...

EU to ease sustainability reporting burden on firms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
The European Commission has adopted a revised European sustainability reporting standard (ESRS) and a voluntary reporting standard for smaller companies.

Two Aussie insto investors ace global governance test

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
Future Fund and Rest have achieved a perfect score on the 2026 assessment of Governance, Sustainability and Resilience (GSR) practices among global sovereign investors.

IFRS builds practice statement for nature-related disclosures

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), an independent standard-setting body under IFRS Foundation, is targeting October 2026 to publish its proposals on nature-related disclosure in an exposure draft.

Broad exclusions in defence investing don't work anymore: Experts

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
The Future Fund confirmed it has not reviewed its exclusions framework in defence investments recently, the Senate Committee heard in late May.

ACCC sues Grill'd over alleged 'greenwashing' tree-planting promotion

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched Federal Court proceedings against Grill'd, alleging the burger chain misled consumers about the extent of donations made under its Tree Day Tuesday environmental campaign.
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