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Agriculture, food and beverage pose ESG risks: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... agriculture and food and beverage sectors may see new growth from increased demand in export markets via the new Australia-China free-trade agreement, but investors need to be mindful of potential risks including food safety issues, worker exploitation ...

Global underwriters issue US$15bn in green bonds in Q4

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... largest amount of green bonds, with Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) coming in third. Meanwhile, Agricultural Bank of China and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. underwrote their first green bonds during the fourth quarter. Overall for 2015, BAML underwrote ...

Global Investors sign Paris Green Bonds Statement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... policy makers' attention," Robins said. "There are increasingly examples of governments moving from interest to action. China's central bank has published a range of ambitious policy proposals for green bonds, with official green bond guidelines launching ...

Future Super goes carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... Sheikh said. The superannuation fund has chosen offsets from South Pole's premium emission reduction projects located in China and Thailand which create renewable energy and reduce dependence on fossil fuels. These projects include proven and certified ...

Draft Low Carbon Transport Standard issued for bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... said Heather Allen, technical working group member, Transport Research Laboratory. "Led by growth in Asia, in particular China and India, road and rail freight volumes alone are expected to increase by 230% and 420%, respectively. It is crucial that ...

Companies considering implication of BEPS reform: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... economy, and where value is created versus where the company has significant physical presence. This puts some countries like China and India in a position of "tension" with the OECD, said Brahma Sharma, global head of markets tax, regional partner and ...

China "grown into" role as climate change leader

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
China has grown into being a leader on climate change through a combination of domestic pressures and moral concerns, said Professor Qi Ye, director of Brookings Tsinghua Centre for Public Policy. Prof Qi Ye, director of Brookings Tsinghua Centre for ...

Australia falls in EY renewable energy index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... utility-scale solar, arguably far from an 'emerging' technology, thereby creating mixed signals." The United States and China hold the top two position in the RECAI. EY said President Barack Obama's Clean Power Plan (CPP) sent a strong message of accountability ...

Companies exposed to anti-bribery, corruption compliance risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... relevance is the fact that the Chinese authorities are making significant efforts to crack down on corruption. "If you take China, over the last two years, there's been a much stronger enforcement regime around bribery and corruption," said Gary Gill ...

ANZ to partner with AWA in SE Asia program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... to large scale operators. AWA's coverage also extends into Asia including Indonesia, Vietnam, India, Thailand, Singapore, China, Malaysia, Cambodia, Hong Kong and Korea. See Also: ANZ issues $600m green bond