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HSBC, partners to identify blue carbon projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... state and local government, local groups, and a body of existing data about the coastline, said Chris Gillies, program director, oceans, TNC Australia. The project will use the System of Environmental Economic Accounting ( SEEA ), a UN-backed framework ...

ASX companies face heightened stakeholder scrutiny

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... financing, and corporate governance considerations figure into the firm's lending decisions, said EquitiesFirst Hong Kong director Alexander Kent. "We specialise in lending against equity and we deal almost exclusively with long term investors - ...

Powerful signal on climate with votes, court decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... mine. The judgment stopped short of preventing the minister from approving the Vickery Extension Project. Dan Gocher, director of climate and environment at the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) noted that Chevron, ExxonMobil and ...

$515 million sustainability loan anchors seaport refinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... SLL, there is a margin that can move up or down depending on performance against the five different metrics," said NAB director, sustainable finance Alison Chan. The sustainability-linked loan was part of a broader $666 million refinancing facility for ...

SGX-listed companies improving sustainability disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... environmentally-conscious customers, obtain lower-cost financing and gain better access to capital," said associate professor Lawrence Loh, director of CGS at NUS Business School. "This improves resilience in the face of future challenges. We hope that ...

Neuberger Berman closes $280m private equity impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... world and there's a lovely intersection with impact investing as well," said Neuberger Berman Australian managing director Paul O'Halloran. The Impact Fund is backed by global investors, including public and private pension plans, insurance companies ...

"Booming" demand for ESG specialists

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... America Merrill Lynch. Looking across the Asia Pacific region, Fidelity International has hired Gabriel Wilson-Otto as director, sustainable investing, expanding its sustainability investing team. In this new role based in Hong Kong, Wilson-Otto will ...

First Sentier launches unit for sustainability research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... rigour. The advisory board consists three people: Alex Edmans, professor of finance at London Business School and academic director of the Centre for Corporate Governance; Norichika Kanie, professor in the Graduate School of Media and Governance at Keio ...

CBRE hires APAC ESG research lead

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... research and Australian industrial and logistics research. J-Baleh will join the firm from JLL where she was the national director of industrial and logistics research, following prior roles at Colliers, Urbis and Mainfreight. "Sass's strong market profile ...

Fidelity International expands sustainable investing team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
Fidelity International has hired Gabriel Wilson-Otto as director, sustainable investing, expanding its sustainability investing team. In this new role based in Hong Kong, Wilson-Otto will work to further integrate sustainability considerations into ...