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HKEX, SSGA join Climate Bond Initiative Partners Programme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... COVID-19 pandemic presents new opportunities for investors to consider their ESG strategies and for international capital to shift decisively towards sustainable investments," Kidney said. "The launch of STAGE by HKEX is a timely development, instrumental ...

Insure Our Future calls for halt to insuring oil and gas projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... coal, and it generates more revenue than coal," Bosshard said. "On the other hand, we don't as a global society have to shift away from oil and gas as quickly as we have to shift away from coal, so the phase out can be a bit slower, and we're starting ...

Super funds lag on disclosing proxy voting record: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... consideration as well. "The approach we're going to take this year is send it out to trustees as well to try and get them to shift, because we know from anecdotal evidence that once trustees have raised the issue of proxy voting in general, it tends ...

Accelerating digitalisation an investment opportunity: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
The COVID-19 pandemic could accelerate the trend of digitisation as companies have shifted to work from home, meaning that funds that are invested in technology are poised to capture market opportunity. Ama Seery, ESG analyst, Janus Henderson. The Janus ...

OHS, social license to operate identified as infrastructure risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Although different components in the infrastructure sector have different risks, opportunities and concerns, investors are highlighting protection of employees - many of whom are deemed essential and have been working through the pandemic - and the ...

AMP Capital regards long term impacts of COVID-19, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... waste - one of the trends that's slightly disconcerting is the massive amounts of waste being generated, partly because of a shift back to disposables, because you can't take your KeepCup to the coffee shop, there's more online shopping and packaging ...

Four structural challenges for business to navigate post-lockdown: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... chains, a move from "just in time" to "just in case" inventory approaches, the continued rise of weightless firms and a shift in real estate usage and footprints as major changes that will impact on businesses. Barbelling indicates two possible responses ...

Poor disclosure around labour hire workforce in listed companies: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... for their contractor and/or labour hire workforce. "A transformation taking place in the Australian workforce, and it is a shift from the direct to the indirect workforce," said Katie Hepworth, ACCR director of workers' rights. "We'd seen that with the ...

JANA providing services to retail sector, eyes retail ESG services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... firm, but has expanded its service offering as a response "to the needs of the growing and evolving sector following the shift towards self-licensing, the trend towards managed account development and the need for greater governance as a result of the ...

Vietnam a source of green infrastructure projects, pipeline: CBI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... renewable energy, sustainable water and waste management. CBI noted that approximately US$31 billion is needed in 2020 to "shift the economy to a more sustainable path and achieve national emissions reduction targets." The report aims to drive greater ...