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Dhaka, Colombo stock exchanges launch guides for sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... impacts promotes transparency, which in turn helps them anticipate risks and informs decision making." These new guides for Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will be promoted to more than 500 listed companies across the region and will play a role in supporting ...

Perpetual launches new Ethical SRI Credit Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
Perpetual has launched the Perpetual Ethical SRI Credit Fund that applies ethical and SRI screens to a portfolio of diversified floating rate credit. Vivek Prabhu, portfolio manager and head of fixed income, Perpetual The fund is based on Perpetual's ...

Super funds continue to expand responsible investment activities: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... gaps that still remain. We are letting funds know that this is not an optional extra that is a nice to have, that sits as an SRI option. This is much more fundamental.... I would say that we would expect to see a lot of catch up really quickly. I think ...

NAB sheds light on process of issuing green RMBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... conditions, but we are continuing to add to our pool of eligible assets. We are also looking at a number of other options around SRI or transactions that meet the [Sustainable Development Goals] SDGs. The bonds we've issued have ticked some of those ...

Considering the first 20 years of the Global Reporting Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... Indo-Pacific). The STIR Indo-Pacific program targets five developing countries in Asia: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Vietnam, and pursue two means of addressing instability and poverty alleviation by "1) fostering smart policies ...

GRI, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade launch new Indo-Pacific program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... Indo-Pacific). The STIR Indo-Pacific program will target five developing countries in Asia: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Vietnam, and pursue two means of addressing instability and poverty alleviation by "1) fostering smart policies ...

Global sustainable, responsible, impact assets hit $22tr: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
Global sustainable, responsible and impact (SRI) investment assets reached US$22.89 trillion as of the beginning of 2016, including $516 billion in assets from Australia/New Zealand, according to the 2016 Global Sustainable Investment Review (GSIA). ...

NAB launches social bond focusing on companies, gender equality

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... invest in a NAB senior bond, but the real benefit is investor diversification, particularly where we can attract the dedicated SRI fund that wouldn't necessarily invest in a NAB senior bond for other reasons." NAB's funding division has established a ...

Video: Labour Rights and other ESG Issues in Asia - the highlights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... Carlsson-Sweeny, Gershon Nimbalker, advocacy manager from NGO Baptist World Aid Australia and Wim Van Hyfte, Senior Fund Manager, SRI Specialist at Candriam Investors Group in Belgium. Earlier this year, Carlsson-Sweeny made a field trip to China where ...

Video: Labour Rights and other ESG Issues in Asia - investment views

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... Investment Management's Head of ESG Research, Mans Carlsson-Sweeny. Carlsson-Sweeny and Wim Van Hyfte, Senior Fund Manager, SRI Specialist at Candriam Investors Group in Belgium, discuss the investment risks such as labour rights and other ESG issues ...