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Climate change, plastics, human rights drive 2019 engagement: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... could throw some of this into disarray as some regulatory initiatives might be delayed, but the world is heading that way. China has bans on plastic bags, and we could see further initiatives globally, such as potential mandatory recycled material, taxes ...

PGIM charts rise of corporate "profit with purpose" mindset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... PGIM. Taimur Hyat, chief operating officer, PGIM PGIM recently conducted a survey of companies in the U.S., Germany and China, and found that 55% of German firms consider "a range of stakeholders beyond equity holders and short-term profit maximization" ...

Companies have responsibility to meld profit and purpose: IBM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... of the workforce. IBM's Global Purpose Study used an international sample of 7,020 adults in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. Future of work and education ...

Human rights, ethical sourcing driving ESG considerations in Asia: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... population growth and migration trends," Carlsson-Sweeny said. "We have long talked about the movement of populations in China into cities. But that's taking place in other Asian countries. Other Asian countries used to be a lot more rural, but that ...

ASFI identifies six critical challenges for sustainable finance roadmap

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... redirect the capital we need to," O'Connor said. Similar initiatives have been conducted in the European Union, the UK, Canada, China, Norway and Indonesia. "We're in a position where we're really fortunate b/c we can look internationally at a whole ...

Sexual harassment a potential investment, financial risk in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... management to manage this." The focus on the Mekong region comes as manufacturing and outsourcing is moving from places like China into other Asian region countries, meaning that investors have to widen their focus to monitor and manage risks. "Manufacturing ...

Emerging markets bring exposure to unmanaged ESG risk: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... Vezer, manager, thematic research. "A lot of investor interest has been focusing on emerging market equities, and the US/China trade war, has been creating tension in emerging markets. That, as well as IMF cutting its projection for several markets including ...

Australia's green bond issuance tops $15 billion: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... bond issuance reached $15.6 billion as of the end of June 2019, placing Australia third in the Asia-Pacific region behind China (US$91.5 billion) and Japan (US$12.4 billion) and in front of South Korea at fourth (US$6.7 billion) and Indonesia at fifth ...

T. Rowe Price analyses water, energy, food nexus and investment impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... mobilise around locally impactful issues like water scarcity, rising food prices, or pollution." "We have a great example in China," Drew said. "There is good evidence showing how a government that can act quite quickly has started to implement regulatory ...

Majority of Asia-Pacific investors expect to integrate ESG: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... representing about US$23 trillion in assets under management. Across Asia Pacific, 110 asset owners and managers were included from China, Hong Kong, Japan, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand.