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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... clients are shifting from seeing climate change as only a risk to an enormous growth opportunity," said Deloitte Asia Pacific climate and sustainability leader Will Symons. "One big shift we've seen in the market - and we've done a range of projects ...

Podcast: Actionable Insights on ESG - Julia Leske

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
We're joined by Julia Leske, managing director for insitutional sales Asia Pacific at ISS ESG, to talk about ISS ESG's recent global thought leadership report, Actionable Insights, and the specific Australian and New Zealand aspects that companies ...

CBRE rolls out sustainability data-intelligence platform for commercial property

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... across CBRE-managed properties throughout mainland Europe, and there are plans to introduce it in the Americas and the Asia Pacific region in the next phase of a global rollout. CBRE will also make a strategic investment in Deepki, securing a minority ...

Are companies drowning in a sea of ESG requests?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... professional services and management consulting firm Aon, just 25% of private companies and 50% of listed companies in the Asia Pacific have a dedicated ESG team. "I want to push back against this [statistic] towards ESG and think about the sustainability ...

Casting a wide net: ending modern slavery in fisheries

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... concern, including consumer discretionary, consumer staples, technology and health care companies, predominantly in the Asia Pacific region. The priorities for this theme revolve around robust governance and policy commitments, quality of human rights ...

South Korea leads with ESG fund disclosure taskforce and anti-greenwash laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... rise of ESG standards in South Korea. ESG analytics and reporting is a major challenge for asset managers in the Asia Pacific region, according to research from BNP Paribas. The ESG Fund Disclosure Standard Introduction Task Force will include seven ...

Modern slavery, just transition, tax key themes: Robeco

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... responsible sourcing and human rights due diligence processes. It will focus on sectors of risk, particularly in the Asia Pacific. The just transition theme aims to mitigate the social costs of moving to a low carbon economy, particularly in phasing ...

Brookfield consortium to buy Origin Energy for $18.7bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... invest at least $20 billion and make a material difference to achieving Australia's net zero targets," said Brookfield Asia Pacific CEO Stewart Upson. "We will build on the success of our global renewable power and transition business where we have a ...

Aviva Investors creates global head of ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... team to lead and coordinate ESG strategy, delivery and commercialisation across the global business, including the Asia Pacific. Baig will set firm-wide ESG strategy, "bringing together the different ESG-focused teams working across Aviva Investors." ...

Fidelity bolsters ESG skills

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... Stubbs' appointment follows a number of recent hires and brings Fidelity's dedicated sustainable investing team in Asia Pacific to 19 across five markets, and 39 globally. "Sue Lyn will help complement the Australian sustainability capability ...