Search Results

Showing 241 - 250 of 270 results for "Asia Pacific"

ASrIA appoints two to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... directors. Copley is a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers Hong Kong and has worked for PwC since 1985. He leads PwC's Asia Pacific insurance industry group. He sits on the panel of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) Disciplinary Committee ...

Pangolin Associates hires Sam Phua

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) program. Pangolin will now offer the verification service to airports in the Asia Pacific region. "With Sam on board Pangolin will become the go to carbon management specialist for airports," said Iain Smale, joint ...

More Australian companies report corporate responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... chain, meaning that improved management and governance in this area needs to be addressed. "The surprising increase in Asia Pacific CR reporting, means that for Australia to maintain a leading position, there is still much to do in relation to CR and ...

Colonial First State GAM publishes global stewardship code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... of Global Stewardship Principles for its funds management business. Pablo Berrutti,head of responsible investment Asia Pacific, CFSGAM The Global Stewardship Principles are compliant with current disclosure requirements for the UK and other stewardship ...

EY: Direct Action Plan will offer opportunities for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... will be set, and the reporting will need to be tweaked to meet new compliance standards," said Mathew Nelson, EY's Asia Pacific managing partner climate change and sustainability services. "In general terms, the focus is on the rules of the DAP, what ...

GRI makes appointments to Stakeholder Council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... Project, will be a representative for the investment institutions constituency, and Keogh, head of sustainability - Asia Pacific and Australia, will be a representative for the business enterprise constituency. Their term will run from 2014 to 2016. ...

Asset owners, managers see climate change as material risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... according to the results of a global survey of investment practices. Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific at Mercer The third Global Investor Survey on Climate Change was commissioned by the networks of the global investor coalition ...

Mercer: benefits to creating fairer long-term value in capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... long-term value in their invested capital, according to Mercer. Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific, Mercer Mercer's responsible investment team has presented its case in "Fair Capitalism - a Manifesto for Change", a discussion ...

Australia ranked fourth on global renewable energy list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... renewable energy market is growing in prominence, due to growing energy demand. Japan also featured highly in the Asia Pacific region, while Thailand joined the index for the first time. Conversely, a number of Middle East and North Africa countries ...

NGOs, institutional investors seeking engagement pathways

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... can register their interest/concerns or even vote on issues," said Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific at Mercer. "I think technology will be at the centre of it. In the past, various funds have run focus groups on a wide range ...