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Future Fund, UniSuper hire ESG execs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
The Future Fund and UniSuper have augmented their ESG teams, with the Future Fund recruiting a high-profile industry executive to its investment stewardship team. Karin Halliday will join the Future Fund as director, ESG and investment stewardship ...

VFMC hires ex-BHP ESG head

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... manager, investment stewardship. She comes to the Victorian state fund manager from BHP, where she was head of ESG Australia/Asia in group finance. Previously, she worked as chief of staff in the BHP chairman's office and as manager, public policy and ...

Brisbane Airport to use AI to cut emissions in buildings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... extension of HVAC equipment life. "We focus on HVAC because that's where the emissions are," said BrainBox AI head of Asia Pacific Ben Gill. "Second that's where customers are spending money and this is where they want to reduce. Thirdly, we ...

BlackRock in $1bn capital commitment to battery storage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... battery storage investment made by BlackRock's Climate Infrastructure business (part of BlackRock Real Assets) in the Asia-Pacific region. It complements existing investments in Australia and has wider implications across the region. "This is an ...

Varying levels of progress on modern slavery: IAST APAC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... ending modern slavery, which currently affects 40 million people globally, with 70% of that number estimated to be in the Asia-Pacific region, according to data from the ILO and Walk Free. IAST APAC focused on two workstreams in 2021 - policy advocacy ...

Pact Group commits to reducing emissions 50% by 2030

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... biggest footprint. Pact's greenhouse gas emissions reduction target will expand to include its operations throughout the Asia Pacific in the coming years, the company said. The 50% reduction was chosen to align with global calls to limit global waming ...

Singapore to issue inaugural sovereign green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
Singapore will issue its first sovereign green bond - the Green Singapore Government Securities (Infrastructure). The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that the green bond will shortly be launched via a syndicated book-building process ...

ESG strong factor in M&A activity: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... deal makers incorporating ESG evaluation into due diligence, according to Kushal Chadha, partner at PwC Deals Advisory and Asia Pacific ESG leader - deals and private equity. In a recent research paper, Chadha outlined six ways in which ESG creates value ...

COP27 preview: loss and damage, action on commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... effort which has beneficial impacts to our region, given where we sit and the climate change impacts that transpire across the Asia-Pacific region. Certainly, among all those that have recognised Australia's increasing effort, the region appears to be ...

Stewart Investors identifies progress to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... whether they're high emitters or not," Berrutti said. The sustainable funds group has its largest capital exposure in the Asia Pacific region, an area that the firm notes needs more progress. Across their Asia Pacific strategies, between 28 % and 36% ...