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Managing biodiversity loss a governance risk: Vontobel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... There is a "clear need" for regulation and enforcement around land use around the world, but in the absence of those standards, there is a strong incentive for corporate management to proactively improve their operations with regards to resource depletion ...

Fragmented ESG regulation in APAC a challenge: State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... less regulation governing ESG in APAC than in Europe, and the lack of a universally agreed approach has led to varied standards of data and reporting requirements, said State Street director of analytics for Asia Pacific Konstantina Founta. Founta noted ...

Charter Hall signs green development loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... incentivise more Australian property developers to commit to building new commercial building stock to high environmental standards," Davis said.

La Trobe Financial goes carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... Reserve Project, Indonesia, Vintage 2014. "Our primary criteria was to select the most highest in quality and integrity standards in the projects that we chose for our offsets program," Nesci said. "We are pleased to have selected these projects because ...

ESG integration challenged by regional regulation, data: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... if you can call it that for setting a standard, but if I was to compare this to say the global investment performance standards from the CFA, that's where we need to get it to," Gwynne said. "There's certainly a lot of work to be done to get ...

Islamic fund to expand into banking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... arrangements other arrangements. Hejaz is working with Sharia scholars on how the products will comply with faith-based standards, Ozyon said. "We want to offer everything a conventional bank provides," he said. "We feel like the deposit taking will ...

MUFG, First Sentier announce head of Sustainable Investment Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainability academics and industry leaders, appointed to inform its research agenda and ensure its research meets high standards of rigour.

HESTA CEO joins corporate governance board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... superannuation industry's important responsible investment leadership on the global stage. "Enhancing global governance standards helps to better manage systemic risks and improve market behaviour that can lead to stronger, long-term investment returns ...

Venture capital takes on impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... etc." OneVentures' policy asks portfolio companies to report on ESG metrics using the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) reporting framework, which OneVentures then maps to the relevant SDGs. OneVentures has over $550 million in funds ...

NAB launches sustainability-linked derivatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... the Australian market. Developing the SLD market comes with challenges - Jenkins points to the need to have scrupulous standards when selecting KPIs that match company ambition, rather than rewarding insufficient action. "The challenge will be ensuring ...