Search Results

Showing 1271 - 1280 of 2235 results for "director"

Hong Kong regulators establish sustainable finance steering group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... increased diversity in product type and over half of issuers making their debut issuance here," said Darryl Chan, executive director (external) of HKMA. "Our robust green bond platform is underpinned by supportive government policies, strong expertise ...

Identifying potential risks of COVID-19 and modern slavery in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... portfolio if they're investors or their spending data if they're a company," said Kimberly Randle, executive director, FairSupply. "We classify data and run it through the technology, which produces a modern slavery footprint, or a COVID-19 score ...

Woodside AGM climate resolution receives majority support

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... climate-related shareholder resolution put to the Woodside AGM has received a majority of shareholders' support. Dan Gocher, ACCR director of climate and environment The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) lodged four shareholder ...

Trucost hires Michael Salvatico to head APAC ESG business development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... S&P Global, has hired Michael Salvatico as head of Asia Pacific ESG business development. Michael Salvatico, executive director, client coverage, MSCI Salvatico comes to the role from MSCI, where he was executive director. Salvatico has many years of ...

Morningstar acquires outstanding majority of Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... Morningstar family under the existing Sustainalytics leadership team. In Australia, Sustainalytics hired Jodie Tapscott as director of client relations and head of Australasia last year. Tapscott leads Sustainalytics' business development activities ...

Financial services industry addressing leadership in uncertain times: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... to lead the responses to a range of broad challenges, including climate change and COVID-19. Kirstin Hunter, managing director, Future Super The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) held a virtual conference session covering leadership ...

GCNA awarded federal grant to provide training on modern slavery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... environment with the COVID-19 pandemic placing unprecedented pressure on supply chains, said Kylie Porter, GCNA executive director. "Companies need to be vigilant to protect their workers and the credibility of their operations from modern slavery risks ...

RIAA awards Responsible Investment Certification to Mirova fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... advantages and ability to offset risk whilst demonstrating a solid financial structure, said Louise Watson, managing director and head of distribution for Natixis in Australia. "Mirova is a long-term, sustainable investor focused on major societal transitions ...

ASEAN green bond issuance reaches US$7.8bn: Climate Bond Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... demonstrates that the region is responding to issues linked to environmental degradation," said Jonathan Drew, managing director, Sustainable Finance, HSBC Asia Pacific. "However, the findings also reveal the disparity between nations and the enormous ...

Questions raised over governance implications of share buyback schemes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... corporate tax rate in 2017, there was a jump in the rate of corporate share buy-backs in the US, said Ric Marshall, executive director at MSCI ESG Research. MSCI ESG Research is currently re-examining the issue of buyback, Marshall said. "We saw a big ...