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Green moves: Frontier Advisors, OMERS
|Frontier Advisors has appointed former Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) specialist Aneesha Singh as responsible investments consultant, strengthening its advice to asset owners on climate, sustainability and responsible investment.
Australian Ethical drops KPMG as auditor
|Australian Ethical will drop its decade-long auditor KPMG and will soon begin the competitive tender process for a new external auditor from FY28.
Philanthropies join forces on Australia's catalytic capital
|Four Australian philanthropic foundations have united to establish the Catalytic Capital Consortium Australia (C3 Australia), a partnership designed to increase the flow of catalytic capital in Australia.
Instos call for global nature disclosure standard
Fifteen financial institutions have called on global sustainability standard-setters to develop a dedicated nature-related disclosure standard, warning that a fragmented approach could undermine investor comparisons and efforts to address biodiversity loss.
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The Federal Court has dismissed greenwashing claims brought by the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) against Santos.
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Embracing complexity for sustainable returns
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In a global first and a warning shot for platforms, at the end of 2025 Australia became the first country to ban under-16s from social media, with penalties ...
How economics and energy security are driving the next phase of the energy transition
Looking ahead, the next phase of the energy transition will be defined by practical system build-out rather than headline climate commitments.
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