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KPMG Australia acquires Action Sustainability Asia Pacific

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... Pacific's staff, including Co-founder and Managing Director Mark Lyster, is joining KPMG, said Richard Boele, KPMG's Banarra's global head of human rights services. "There are some areas where [Action Sustainability Asia Pacific] build our capability ...

Australia bears sovereign risk with fossil fuel dependence: Beyond Ratings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... as Australia that heavily depend on fossil fuels are likely to be more impacted when reaching targets for a zero-carbon global economy, given expected structural changes in the economy, according to Beyond Ratings, a division of London Stock Exchange ...

Cromwell Property Group reports on sustainability progress for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... 3,800 tenant customers in 15 countries, leasing over 3.7 million sqm of space. Cromwell Property Group achieved a FY19 Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) score of 86/100, including a governance score of 91/100, and a rating of AA (on ...

Industry coalition organises Principles for Sustainable Securities Lending

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... definitely needs to be taken into consideration and restrictions upon certain stocks may be necessary." Mick Chadwick, director, global head of securities finance, Aviva Investors, also pointed to the evolution on understanding of collateral. "What has ...

PGIM charts rise of corporate "profit with purpose" mindset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... aware of relevant environmental, social and governance (ESG) information as part of their investment process, according to global fund manager PGIM. Taimur Hyat, chief operating officer, PGIM PGIM recently conducted a survey of companies in the U.S. ...

AXA IM develops carbon footpath strategy based on forward climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... current levels - or almost 50% if revenue growth is accounted for - to meet the baseline scenario of a 2â°C increase in global temperatures by 2030. But divestment from the largest emitters would have an impact on overall diversification and potential ...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management developing ESG scoring framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... governance (ESG) scoring framework as part of a range of initiatives to enhance its investment stewardship process. Jennifer Wu, Global head of sustainable investing, J.P. Morgan Asset Management JPMAM is increasing engagement with companies in five ...

Companies have responsibility to meld profit and purpose: IBM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... shareholders, according to research from IBM. Jade Moffat, corporate citizenship manager, IBM Australia IBM has released its Global Purpose Study, Companies with purpose: the future of business. The study found that globally, 80% of respondents believe ...

Singapore-based Vena Energy issues US$325 million green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... communities in the Asia-Pacific region," said Nitin Apte, CEO of Vena Energy. "We are proud of the positive reception from global investors experienced during our roadshows across Asia and Europe, as we reaffirmed our commitment to play a leading role ...

Australian mutual fund assets rise to $66.8bn in 2019: Cerulli Associates

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... in the next 10 years. Among those polled, 64% viewed climate change as a critical threat, while 81% aged 18-29 years saw global warming as a 'serious and pressing problem.'" Cerulli conducted a survey of Australian institutional investors and found that ...