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DWS Group Appoints ESG Advisory Board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... has EUR 759 billion of assets under management as of 30 September 2020 and operates in Germany, Europe, the Americas and Asia. "We want to take a leading role in ESG in the asset management industry and are already making ESG the core of everything we ...

Investors urge companies to broaden view of modern slavery risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... provide administrative support and act as a knowledge partner, said Shalini Samuel, financial sector engagement manager - Asia Pacific, Walk Free. "It's about bringing the networks to the table when we're talking about modern slavery issues, but it's ...

Considering potential ESG implications of the US election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... country to leave the voluntary agreement. A coalition of six of the founding partners of The Investor Agenda, including the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change, CDP, Ceres, Investor Group on Climate Change, Institutional Investors Group on Climate ...

Credit strategy links financial return to social, environmental impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
As investor demand for funds that demonstrate positive social and environmental impacts as well as financial returns increase, a recently launched impact credit strategy managed by Regnan is outperforming its benchmark. In late January of this year ...

Solar, residential financier issues certified green ABS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Australia's green finance places as of 30 June 2019 was $15.6 billion, 10th in cumulative global country rankings, 3rd in the Asia-Pacific region behind China (US$91.5 billion) and Japan (US$12.4 billion). Australia also stands out as having one ...

Governance key concern for AGM season: Dimensional Fund Advisors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... first sustainability strategy in 2006. Governance remains a key source of analysis for Dimensional, said Bhanu Singh, head of Asia-Pacific Portfolio Management, and governance issues are prominent in this year's AGM season in Australia. "The governance ...

Solar financier to issue certified green ABS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Australia's green finance places as of 30 June 2019 was $15.6 billion, 10th in cumulative global country rankings, 3rd in the Asia-Pacific region behind China (USD91.5bn) and Japan (USD12.4bn). Australia also stands out as having one of the highest ...

ESG scores linked to higher stock valuation: Bank of America

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... better return on equity, lower earnings volatility and lower share price volatility, according to Sameer Chopra, head of Asia ESG research at Bank of America in a recent presentation. This has led to the gap in valuation between the highest- and lowest-rated ...

Chronos Sustainability appoints Arisa Kishigami

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Tokyo, Kishigami is an experienced sustainability practitioner. She previously worked for FTSE Russell as head of ESG for Asia Pacific and a senior advisor on sustainable investment for Asia Pacific, where she developed and advised on a range of high ...

Brambles reports progress on 2020 sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... competition with the carbon offset market in a decarbonising world," said Lachlan Feggans, senior manager, sustainability Asia Pacific, at Brambles. "There's a strong message there, and this is something that the business needs to factor in to the ...