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Hiring culturally diverse women improves organisational leadership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Increasing diversity in leadership teams requires companies to support women and people from culturally diverse backgrounds in applying for positions, and results in improved organisational decision making. In honour of International Women's Day ...

Mars Australia shifts to 100% renewable energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... (LGCs) contract to Mars Australia, Alinta Energy, FlowPower, Zero Emissions Water and Origin Energy, noted Michael Vawser, Asia Pacific regional director of Total Eren. "We are very pleased to be able to play a role in reducing Australia's carbon ...

Social, governance risks to unequal global vaccine distribution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... it should be a fairly straightforward process," said Nathan Roost, a partner in EY's Advisory team and leader of the Asia-Pacific Manufacturing / Operations Excellence solution area. "There's a lot of demand for the vaccine, but there's support ...

Clean Energy-based ETF to list on ASX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... non-renewable fuels is a global mega-trend offering huge investment potential," said Arian Neiron, managing director and head of Asia Pacific, VanEck, "In an Australian first, investors will soon be able to invest in an ETF of global clean energy and ...

Opinion: 2021 Reboot: three ways to innovate for impact

WARWICK PEEL, GORDON NOBLE  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... let's put our thinking hats on and then execute a plan. This article was co-authored by Warwick Peel, Innovation Director - Asia Pacific, IdeaScale, and board director for United Nations Association Australia, Victoria, and Gordon Noble, Director ...

Financial institutions at risk from bot attacks: Imperva

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... important asset for financial services companies, said Stuart Wilson, vice president for the financial services sector in Asia Pacific, Imperva. "The number one thing companies understand is that their asset is data," Wilson said. "Yes, applications ...

Global impact bond issuance spike in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... basis, most issuance originated from France - 18% of the overall total. Germany and the US issued approximately 10% each. In Asia Pacific, South Korea, Japan and China accounted for 12% of collective issuance, in 6 th, 7 th and 10 th place respectively. ...

Australia on global list for deforestation hotspots: WWF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... fronts: Drivers and responses in a changing world, names 24 locations across Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia and Oceania. "Land clearing rates rocketed after the axing of restrictions in Queensland and NSW placing eastern Australia ...

SGX hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainability practices within SGX. Cho comes to SGX after more than 13 years at ING. As director, head of sustainable finance Asia-Pacific at ING since 2017, she founded the Sustainable Finance Asia Pacific team, and spearheaded the firm's sustainability ...

Climate, governance and supply chain top 2021 priorities: BofA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... everything is moving in that direction, and as a bank we've been pushing climate risk as well," said Sameer Chopra, head of Asia ESG research at Bank of America. "Supply chains are going to be very important as well. Sustainability of supply chain is ...