Governance

US pension funds move against James Hardie chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
Three US pension funds have lodged proxy votes to oust James Hardie chair Anne Lloyd at the company's AGM this week.

Grattan urges smart use of Net Zero Fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
Grattan Institute has recommended the federal government make smart use of the $5 billion Net Zero Fund, investing the money where it is justified to intervene in policy.

APRA told to reign in super system's financed emissions

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
A new report recommends a mandatory value of emissions reduction (VER) framework for the super industry, which would help embed a 'zero-carbon mindset' in every investment decision.

Boards face limitations in managing climate risks

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
At the recent IGCC Summit 2025, industry stakeholders discussed the current limitations on boards in managing climate change and decarbonisation impacts.

How Australia can benefit from the common ground taxonomy

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
Although global trade relationships have been highly volatile, Australia can strengthen its ties with China by consolidating its green taxonomy, experts suggest.

Gender equity boosts company performance, market value: WGEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
Companies that embed gender equity as part of their strategy tend to deliver better performance and can boost market value, new research from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) shows.

Pathzero launches new capability for climate risk data platform

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
Pathzero has expanded its climate risk data platform to include location-level data on portfolio operations and assets.

Grattan calls for expanding Safeguard Mechanism to electricity sector

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
Grattan Institute has recommended expansion of the Safeguard Mechanism, the federal government policy constraining emissions by big industry, to the electricity sector.

Axing CGT breaks could boost budget by $22.7bn: Oxfam Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
New research suggests 24,000 millionaires pocket half of capital gains tax breaks, according to Oxfam Australia.

ISS STOXX launches new research services

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
ISS STOXX has launched two new research services with the aim to meet the needs of institutional investors seeking flexible options to support their proprietary investment stewardship programs.