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Ratcheting up ambition on climate finance goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Editorial note: This is the first in a three part series of articles brought to you by Aviva Investors Next month's UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) is anticipated to set in motion accelerated action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement ...

APAC data centre operator inks $2.1bn sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... as a whole compared with the energy used by IT equipment alone. "Sustainability has been at the core of AirTrunk's business purpose from day one as we pioneered hyperscale data centres in the region with industry-leading scale and energy efficiency," ...

Islamic fund to expand into banking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... A restricted ADI licence "allows an entity time to develop resources and capabilities and to conduct limited banking business during its start-up phase," according to APRA. Deposits are limited to under $2 million dollars for the first two years, for ...

Integrating ESG into securitised asset strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... lending to residential is helping people getting on the housing ladder. "That's not compelling enough. You're doing business as usual - lending to help people buy houses, that's your job. That's not trying to make a difference. That's ...

Analysing the opportunities, challenges of the ESG investing sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... creation and ESG is another lens that investors need to look through," Spicer said. "They're used to thinking of business in terms of dollars, and value creation is a broader way of thinking about the operations of corporates that you're going ...

Monetary Authority of Singapore hires chief sustainability officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... She holds a PhD from the University of Sydney in social indicators for global supply chain analysis and a Masters in business strategy, politics and environment, and was recently named as a United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Pioneer for the ...

ESG, corporate purpose top CEOs' agenda: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... increasing ESG reporting and transparency, driven by investors and regulators. "ESG issues have risen sharply up the business priority list since the pandemic began, along with the importance of corporate purpose," said KPMG Australia CEO Andrew Yates. ...

Climate transition a business opportunity: Geoff Summerhayes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Climate-related business and investment decisions are shifting from risk to capturing new opportunities, according to former APRA executive board member Geoff Summerhayes. Climate change is moving from an issue of a "hygiene factor" to a question of ...

Federated Hermes launches climate change high yield credit strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
The international business of Federated Hermes has launched a high yield credit strategy that invests in securities that support a low carbon future. The Federated Hermes Climate Change High Yield Credit Strategy is seeded by and designed in partnership ...

SGX proposes mandatory TCFD, diversity reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... proposals today are aimed at helping our issuers meet these demands and to build their resilience to climate risks. "Some business sectors are more carbon intensive and hence climate risks affect them more significantly compared to others. These should ...