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Vanguard pays $40m in ESG antitrust lawsuit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... advocate for the setting of specific output or emissions targets... such as Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM), Ceres, or Climate Action 100+." Vanguard's US business dropped out of PRI in November 2025. It withdrew from NZAM in December 2022, and it ...

Big tech has "inconsequential" carbon emissions planning: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... low-carbon investments by the world's most influential companies can mobilise at least US$1.3 trillion towards climate action. The research assessed 2000 of the most influential global companies including the likes of Alibaba and Volkswagen across ...

More than 75% of asset owners wary of trade disputes

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
... collective US$34 billion assets under management. Findings indicated an upswing in Australian asset owners prioritising climate action when developing investment strategies. The survey provides key insights to a global shift in behaviour among asset ...

Australia progresses climate transition disclosures, planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025
... emissions reduction strategies grows, a study from MSCI shows. Among listed Australian companies analysed in the APAC Climate Action Progress Report that have disclosed transition plans, 92% are reporting on Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions. Over the last ...

Super funds put foot down on Woodside

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... voting against the broader remuneration plan. The super funds said the gas giant has failed to meet expectations on climate action and a transition to net-zero. "We believe the steps taken by Woodside so far fall short of what is needed to position it ...

More climate exits as Trump takes charge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
Northern Trust and two other asset managers have left Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) as four banks exit the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA). Northern Trust is the latest to depart both CA100+ and Net Zero Asset Managers initiative (NZAM); MFS Investment ...

Aussie billionaires make $67k per hour: Oxfam

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... the super-rich pay their fair share of taxes, so we can fund essential services like healthcare, education, and climate action - and build a fairer society for all." On the global stage, Oxfam found that the richest 1% in the Global North extracted $46.1 ...

BlackRock, State Street, Vanguard sued over climate stance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
... than half by 2030," the Attorney General's office said. The filing claims the companies' used their membership of Climate Action 100 and the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative to "signal their mutual intent" to depress the output of thermal coal, increasing ...

Wollemi Capital appoints former state Treasurer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
... most sensible, pragmatic and passionate advocates in this country for the protection of our environment and strong climate action. He is a natural fit for the plans and values of Wollemi," Hunyor said. Kean said he is excited to bring his experience ...

Future Super returns 10.1% to ethically minded members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
... Group executive director of investments Sharon Davis said. "While politicians may equivocate from time to time on climate action markets continue to take a long-term view on the inevitability of the transition away from fossil fuels." Further, because ...
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