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Hong Kong regulators establish sustainable finance steering group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... established the Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group. The steering group aims to "coordinate the management of climate and environmental risks to the financial sector, accelerate the growth of green and sustainable finance in Hong ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... companies paying for cancelled orders, etc.," said Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, head of ESG research at Ausbil Investment Management. "The reason for that, of course, is external pressure. Some companies also realise that it is important to keep the relationship ...

Vietnam a source of green infrastructure projects, pipeline: CBI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... Vietnam. The 16 potential projects cover in renewable energy, low carbon transport, water infrastructure and waste management, while the sample pipeline covers projects in low carbon transport, renewable energy, sustainable water and waste management. ...

Evidence links ESG performance to company, fund performance in crisis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... "Our thesis, when starting the research, was that the companies with good sustainability characteristics have better management teams and so should outperform the market, even in a crisis," said Jenn-Hui Tan, global head of stewardship and sustainable ...

Trucost hires Michael Salvatico to head APAC ESG business development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... based in New York. Gandy several years of experience in sustainable investing strategies and fixed income portfolio management, having worked at several leading financial organisations, including Bank of America. Gandy returns to S&P after working for ...

Morningstar acquires outstanding majority of Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... certain capabilities and fund growth opportunities. When Morningstar first took the 40% stake in the company, the senior management team at Sustainalytics bought a significant stake in the company, Jantzi told The Sustainability Report.

Brokers recognised for research at ESG Research Australia awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... Research (non-broking firm): Modern Slavery Reporting - guide for investors, by Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, Ausbil Investment Management and Kate Griffiths and Ian McIlwraith, Australian Council of Superannuation Investors. The Guide was an initiative of ACSI ...

Property Council of Australia develops platform for modern slavery data

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... of Australia to develop a self-assessment questionnaire for suppliers to report on their modern slavery exposures, management and monitoring processes, as well as a risk framework to allow the property companies to assess their exposures to their tier ...

Financial services industry addressing leadership in uncertain times: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... finance industry is used to large market declines and can use that experience to show leadership now. "For the asset management industry, it's not new, and what we're going through in terms of the market decline we've seen before," said Gonzales, who ...

Coronavirus pandemic produces supply chain crisis: Baker McKenzie

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... essential items such as food stuffs and pharmaceuticals," the report said. Companies with considered supply chain risk management processes are in stronger position to identify the disruptive impacts and respond to the unique set of circumstances rippling ...