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SGX hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... ING. As director, head of sustainable finance Asia-Pacific at ING since 2017, she founded the Sustainable Finance Asia Pacific team, and spearheaded the firm's sustainability strategy and direction for the region. In three years, she established ...

MUFG Bank structures $333 million green financing deal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... utilising environmentally friendly measures across its operation. The green loan has been issued in accordance with the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association's green loan principles.

Green loans to finance light rail, battery storage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... utilising environmentally friendly measures across its operation. The green loan has been issued in accordance with the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association's green loan principles. The loan qualified under a number of sustainability categories - renewable ...

Companies expect increase in sales linked to sustainability: HSBC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... could surge by 6% to 9%. HSBC's Navigator surveyed executives in more than 10,000 companies in 39 markets, across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Americas and the Middle East including 200 small and mid-market to large companies in Australia. Navigator ...

Capital raisings, remuneration impact proxy vote: Dimensional

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... having launched its first sustainability strategy in 2006. Dimensional set up in Australia in 1994, initially as an Asia Pacific trading office for the US business. From 1999, it began offering strategies for Australian and New Zealand investors. It ...

Investors urge companies to broaden view of modern slavery risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... administrative support and act as a knowledge partner, said Shalini Samuel, financial sector engagement manager - Asia Pacific, Walk Free. "It's about bringing the networks to the table when we're talking about modern slavery issues, but it's also about ...

Governance key concern for AGM season: Dimensional Fund Advisors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... pushing for greater transparency in remuneration reports. Dimensional set up in Australia in 1994, initially as an Asia Pacific trading office for the US business. From 1999, it began offering strategies for Australian and New Zealand investors. It now ...

ESG scores linked to higher stock valuation: Bank of America

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... "ESG is not just a bull market phenomenon, but a bear market necessity," he said. Through the COVID-19 pandemic, Asia Pacific companies with good ESG scores saw fewer downgrades with a significant difference seen in industry sectors including discretionary ...

Chronos Sustainability appoints Arisa Kishigami

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Kishigami is an experienced sustainability practitioner. She previously worked for FTSE Russell as head of ESG for Asia Pacific and a senior advisor on sustainable investment for Asia Pacific, where she developed and advised on a range of high profile ...

Brambles reports progress on 2020 sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... competition with the carbon offset market in a decarbonising world," said Lachlan Feggans, senior manager, sustainability Asia Pacific, at Brambles. "There's a strong message there, and this is something that the business needs to factor in to the ...