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Modern slavery, climate risk key elements of RI activity: First Sentier

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... that came to mind was medical gloves. We know there's a prevalence of modern slavery in that sector in countries like Malaysia. That's already high risk and as demand increases, timeframes will shorten, mass recruitment will increase, and the risk of ...

Human rights, ethical sourcing driving ESG considerations in Asia: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... of ESG Research pointed to plastic waste as one such issue, citing the recent crackdown on waste recycling exports by Malaysia, where 3,000 tonnes of non-recyclable plastic was returned to Australia; the Philippines, in returning 69 containers of mislabelled ...

Majority of Asia-Pacific investors expect to integrate ESG: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... under management. Across Asia Pacific, 110 asset owners and managers were included from China, Hong Kong, Japan, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand.

Acorns Grow Australia to launch superannuation product

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... a perpetual licence to operate in additional markets in Southeast Asia, including New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. "We see younger Australians want to take a more active interest in their financial future and we want ...

Instreet Investment takes majority stake in Acorns Grow Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... a "perpetual licence to operate in additional markets in Southeast Asia, including New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, " Instreet said. "The plans are the same - we have a healthy pipeline of new features following feedback ...

Financial Services Council launches Principles of Internal Governance and Asset Stewardship Code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... 2010, and other markets have followed suit including the US, Japan, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, Switzerland, South Korea, Malaysia and Brazil. "All of our members have to adhere to the standards," said Sally Loane, FSC CEO. "We have around 50 or so fund ...

IIRC to hold comment period to review first three years of Integrated Reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... encouraging further support and guidance." Focus groups are planned for Australia, India, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Malaysia, Singapore, Spain, the UK and the United States. Feedback can also be submitted online via the IIRC's website. Feedback ...

AIGCC launches, releases survey on climate risk, responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... invited to participate in the group, including China, Japan, India, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam and the Pacific. The AIGCC is part of the Global Investor Collaboration on Climate Change ...

BlackRock presses case for better ESG disclosures for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... profile of a company where actions can take place that won't result in enforcement," she said. Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia all have regimes for ESG disclosure to clients, Bennett noted, while Japan has a Stewardship Code for both companies and ...

PRI considering integration of Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... been the major thing that's happening at the moment. We've also been working with stock exchanges - stock exchanges in Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong have been doing more on warning companies to do more on sustainability reporting. They've been our ...