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MSCI: Asia Pacific, EU green building market show potential

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... largest real estate investment trusts (REITs) globally, covering almost 200m sqm in space. The research shows that Asia Pacific REITs have, on average, 24.5% green building certification in their property portfolios, while the EU has an average level ...

New Forests issues second sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... markets fund manager New Forests reported a successful capital raising of a fund focusing on plantation assets in the Asia Pacific Region and progress on UN PRI commitments in its second sustainability report. New Forests, a privately held company, stated ...

Emerging listed miners catching up on corporate governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... to catch up with investor expectations on corporate governance and disclosure standards, according to BlackRock's Asia Pacific head of corporate governance and responsible investment. Pru Bennett Pru Bennett, director and head of corporate governance ...

Most Asia Pacific private equity investors monitor ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... scrutiny of ESG issues in general partners' (GP) businesses, nor did it probe into the regional divergences between Asia Pacific, Europe and North America, Freeman said the differences could be partially attributed to the relative financial situations ...

CFSGAM hires Pablo Berrutti as responsible investment head

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
Pablo Berrutti has been hired as Colonial First State Global Asset Management's head of responsible investment Asia Pacific, while Amanda McCluskey has moved to a new role with the company in Singapore. Pablo Berrutti Berrutti comes to Colonial First ...

Mercer: green bonds deserve investment consideration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... there needs to be much more traction and momentum," said Helga Birgden, Mercer's head of responsible investment in Asia Pacific. "The supranationals are pushing them, but governments need to push them as well. There also needs to be a lot more education ...

Mercer ratings demonstrate challenge of integrating ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... integrate ESG into the active construction of portfolio choices, said Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific at Mercer. "It's a number which is reflecting the challenge of integrating ESG fully," Birgden said. "It reflects also ...

Institutional investors put climate change into risk budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... makers and companies and that's borne outside of this survey," said Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific at Mercer. "Many institutional investors wouldn't be allocating 10% of their risk budget to the issue of climate change. ...

ANZ's employee engagement, net profit increases

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... reported 1666,756 tonnes of CO2-e in Australia, 11,164 tonnes of CO2-e in New Zealand and 30,189 tonnes of CO2-e across Asia Pacific, Europe and America. "Despite strong gains in our environmental performance, we have faced challenges in reducing our ...

Green bonds form basis of new institutional investment funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... reputable issuers that are backed by large balance sheets and known institutions." Lochiel Crafter, head of investment, Asia Pacific at State Street Global Advisors, notes that green bonds are attractive not only because of their environmental credentials ...