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Australian self-directed investors lead world on ESG

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... intentions. The survey gathered views on inflation, geopolitics, the cost-of-living crisis, asset class allocation and ESG. APAC and Africa CEO Kevin Algeo said that the percentage of investors taking ESG into consideration now compared to a decade ago ...

Data centre operator refinances multi-billion-dollar sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
APAC and Japan data centre specialist AirTrunk has more than doubled the financing of an existing sustianbility linked loan, going from $2.1 billion to $4.6 billion. The transaction will refinance existing debt facilities and support the company's "rapid ...

Active Super to face court over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Glencore PLC and Whitehaven Coal Ltd); 15 companies involved in the production of alcohol (including Budweiser Brewing Company APAC Ltd, Carlsberg AS, Heineken Holding NV and Treasury Wine Estates Ltd); and 19 companies involved in gambling (including ...

T. Rowe Price creates specialist APAC ESG role

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
T. Rowe Price has appointed Caroline Ramscar to the newly created role of ESG investment specialist, APAC. Ramscar brings over 20 years of experience in financial services, having spent a decade at Legal & General Investment Management in London, including ...

Stewardship part of fiduciary role and investment opportunity: BNP Paribas AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... out how as a group we can overcome this and what is needed to overcome issues." She pointed to work being done with GFANZ APAC on the managed coal phase-out framework as an example. "The GFANZ APAC group is working closely on the managed coal phase out ...

Decade-long Santos well leak prompts investor concern

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Santos has admitted that its retired offshore oil and gas field Legendre has been leaking gas for a decade, throwing into doubt investor abilities to meet net zero plans. Methane gas - a greenhouse gas 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide - has ...

Climate change most pressing issue for APAC C-Suite: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
C-suite executives in the APAC region rated climate change as the most pressing issue facing their companies, ahead of seven other choices, ahead of the economic outlook and other challenges. The consulting firm has issued the Deloitte 2023 CxO Sustainability ...

Experts evaluate impact of Modern Slavery Act review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... bit of work to do." Speaking as chair of the collaborative engagement body Investors Against Slavery and Trafficking (IAST) APAC, Turner also noted that the group of investors in that coalition are seeking for companies to identify incidents. "When we ...

Graforce and Worley to scale GHG-free hydrogen gas technology in APAC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... partnership with German hydrogen plant provider Graforce to expand the use of methane electrolysis (plasmalysis) technology in APAC. The technology allows for the conversion of natural gas, LNG, flare gas, and other hydrocarbons into hydrogen without ...

Turning PV waste into investment opportunity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... to help provide investors with ongoing protection against borrower late payments or loan defaults. Terence Jeyaretnam, EY APAC leader and partner in the climate change and sustainability services team, said that a national approach would create economies ...