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Aviva Investors creates global head of ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... executive team to lead and coordinate ESG strategy, delivery and commercialisation across the global business, including the Asia Pacific. Baig will set firm-wide ESG strategy, "bringing together the different ESG-focused teams working across Aviva Investors." ...

Juicing up gender equity with Orange Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... with the Orange Bond Principles. IIX issued the bond, whose proceeds will support between 280,000 to 300,000 women across Asia and Africa to transition to more sustainable, climate-resilient livelihoods. The US$50 million bond comprises of US$45 million ...

HSBC Australia hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... Pentagreen, a joint venture with Temasek, to finance the development of sustainable infrastructure in South and south-east Asia.

Former MAS chief sustainability officer launches advisory firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... full-time chief sustainability officer. Brisbane native Darian McBain launched Outsourced Chief Sustainability Officer (OCSO) Asia after stepping down from her role at the MAS. OCSO is designed to meet what she calls a gap in the market for experiences ...

Activist investor launches Santos campaign

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... of that good work. "We have great respect for Santos, its employees, and the important role played by the Company in the Asia-Pacific economy. Our investment is underpinned by a high conviction that with the right strategy, oversight, and incentives ...

AXA IM sets ESG targets for executive remuneration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... objectives and effect change, on the road to net zero and beyond." Separately, AXA Investment Managers CIO, core investment Asia ex-Japan Ecaterina Bigos gave a briefing on the secular trends that shape markets and how portfolio construction should evolve ...

Fidelity bolsters ESG skills

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... Stubbs' appointment follows a number of recent hires and brings Fidelity's dedicated sustainable investing team in Asia Pacific to 19 across five markets, and 39 globally. "Sue Lyn will help complement the Australian sustainability capability ...

Investor Group on Climate Change creates executive leadership position

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... Association Australasia (RIAA) as well as director of the Hong Kong-based Association for Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA) and co-chaired the Technical Working Group in the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative (ASFI's) ...

APAC investors cite ESG impact in real asset allocations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... sustainable real assets. The research took in the views of 500 institutional investors across the UK, Europe, North America and Asia Pacific region, with US$3.5 trillion of assets under management collectively. There were 125 APAC, including 25 Australian ...

Global food systems at risk: Barclays

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... problem going forward. "You can invest in additional automation, but when we look at low-income farmers in geographies like Asia, Africa, that's where they have a younger population to offset that. It is very hard to change the policies related to agricultural ...