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Thai regulator becomes TCFD suppporter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Thailand to have become an official TCFD supporter since 30 December 2020, which marks another important step to address the global trend of climate change management in the Thai capital market," said Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol, SEC secretary-general. "... ...

The conundrum of ESG in emerging markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... solution to this is to regularly engage with companies and move them in the right direction. Q: How do ESG megatrends and global events play into the growth story of emerging markets? A: We like to invest in fundamental change that can help companies ...

Integrating ESG to manage risks of high yield credit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... lower ratings, especially during market turbulence." MSCI applied its ESG Ratings to companies in the Bloomberg Barclays Global High Yield Index and found that the overall ESG score had a stronger correlation than individual ESG-pillar scores, "with ...

Integrating impact investing in listed equity portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... provides a framework for analysis as well as clear targets that need to be achieved by 2030 to improve people and planet. The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), an influential voluntary collaborative body that focuses on reducing barriers to impact ...

Australia on global list for deforestation hotspots: WWF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
Eastern Australia is one of the top 24 global deforestation front, making Australia the only developed nation on a list from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). WWF's new report Deforestation fronts: Drivers and responses in a changing world, names ...

SGX hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... play as Asia's most international, multi-asset exchange: to ambitiously co-create and steer the local, regional and global financial system to support sustainable development," Cho said. "We don't have any time to waste to ensure our planet is ...

SSGA to use proxy vote over ethnic, racial diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... inequity is a systemic risk that "threatens lives, companies, communities, and our economy," according to one of the largest global fund managers. State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) president and CEO Cyrus Taraporevala has issued his annual letter to ...

Global fund managers unite to accelerate natural capital investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... goals: mobilise US$10 billion towards natural capital themes across asset classes by 2022; to serve as a central hub for global corporations and financial institutions seeking to scale-up their investments into natural capital, in support of biodiversity ...

Australia's Paris Agreement carbon commitments criticised

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... cut carbon emissions from the initial Paris Agreement in 2016. "Australia will continue to play our part in an effective global response to climate change," the submission states. "Under a Paris Agreement applicable to all, Australia will implement an ...

Tech platform to assist ASX companies in ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... social and governance (ESG) exposures through a new technology platform linked to the World Economic Forum (WEF)'s ESG Global Standard Metrics. Socialsuite produces technology for a diverse range of organisations - including governments, not-for-profits ...