Governance

Australian Anti-Slavery Commission Office recommends key policy reforms

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
The Australian Anti-Slavery Commissioner's Office says Australia must introduce mandatory risk-based modern slavery obligations for reporting entities.

Gender pay gap costs economy $66bn: KPMG Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
Australia's gender pay gap is costing the economy an estimated $1.26 billion per week or $65.8 billion in annual national earnings, according to a new study by KPMG Australia.

Companies are being more transparent about climate-reporting: MSCI

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
In its 2025 Q4 report the Transition Finance Tracker, MSCI highlighted more companies are being transparent and ambitiously pursuing climate targets.

Polluting companies should pay their fair share: Superpower Institute

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
The Superpower Institute has proposed two policies to ensure that polluting companies pay their fair share of damages to boost Australia's prosperity.

Net Zero Financial Service Providers Alliance to wind up

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
The Net Zero Financial Service Providers Alliance (NZFSPA) is disbanding, saying its participants will instead pursue activities independently.

Pathzero partners with global providers to integrate climate data

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Pathzero is collaborating with S&P Global Energy, MSCI and Morningstar Sustainalytics to help institutional investors access auditable climate data across both private and public markets on one secure platform.

ACSI releases updated Governance Guidelines

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
In its updated Governance Guidelines, ACSI detailed the expectations of long-term investors on material governance and sustainability issues at listed companies.

Productivity Commission pushing for a circular economy

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
A recent Productivity Commission inquiry revealed Australia's failure to adopt a circular economy is leading to economic opportunity being buried in landfill.

Women remain significantly underrepresented across ASX300: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
A new report found that all signatories to the 40:40 Vision initiative believe that greater gender diversity has benefited workplace culture and business performance, but women remain "significantly" underrepresented in executive leadership teams (ELTs) ...

SEC criticises proxy adviser 'oligopoly,' urges AI use

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has slammed the oligopolistic nature of the proxy adviser industry and floated the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to upend their stronghold.