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UN PRI bolsters APAC expertise

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... for Responsible Investment (PRI) is strengthening its position as the region's sustainable investor network. UN PRI Oceania head Kar Mei Tang has been appointed co-chair of the International Women's Development Agency (IWDA) Board alongside Kristen ...

Green Moves: Aus Ethical, S&P, Zevero, Pangolin

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... environment data disclosure system CDP, as chief marketing and communications officer and director for Southeast Asia and Oceania. Zevero co-founder George Wade said Leung's experience at CDP, as well as with the Asia Pacific markets, "will be invaluable ...

Catastrophe bill blows up to $90bn

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... for $180bn, while man-made disasters accounted for $10.5bn, according to Swiss Re. The reinsurer said insured losses for Oceania/Australia for the half of were $452m. UBS insurance and diversified financial analyst Scott Russell said the rising cost ...

QIC secures US$300m SLL

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... confirming the loan was issued in alignment with the Sustainability Linked Loan Principles 2023. Rob Ward, head of MUFG Bank Oceania's Asian investment banking division, said the loan will strengthen MUFG's capabilities of assisting clients to structure ...

GRESB leader now 100% green loan financed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... increased by 15% to include 2084 real estate portfolios, 172 infrastructure funds and 687 assets across 75 countries. Oceania and Asia saw particularly strong growth, recording a 23% year-over-year increase in participation. Participation increased by ...

Climate risk or opportunity for insurance sector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... property insurance and casualty insurance structured solutions Asia and ANZ Alison Drill made these comments at the Asia and Oceania Association (AOA) of the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) held in Sydney recently. The ...

Australia considers carbon tariff to level playing field

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... consideration of a CBAM demonstrates that there is a "global movement" to create "effectively a proxy price on carbon," said EY Oceania chief sustainability officer Mathew Nelson. "Border adjustment mechanisms are ways that countries can do that in their ...

Finance "misunderstanding" risk of nature loss

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... are not prepared for oncoming requirements. Alexandra Banks, partner in climate change and sustainability services at EY Oceania, said the report guides institutions on understanding and mitigating deforestation risk. "Halting and reversing deforestation ...

2023 the year for business action on climate change: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... Australian businesses to adapt and translate net zero commitments into "tangible, real and lasting action," according to EY. EY Oceania chief sustainability officer Mathew Nelson pointed to three key developments brought in to support the legislated ...

Australian businesses exposed to EU carbon levy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... the nirvana of all climate policy experts around the world, but the reality is that it's been very elusive," said EY Oceania chief sustainability officer Mathew Nelson. "CBAM is a mechanism that can create a global proxy price to carbon, eaffectively ...