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Standard Chartered Bank gets first head of social sustainability

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... complement our expertise in climate-focused sustainability and represents the evolution of environment, social and governance (ESG) factors as discrete but complementary areas of focus important to our stakeholders across our footprint markets," Drew ...

Mike Ng named first chief sustainability officer for OCBC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... be focused on strong governance and will oversee bringing the business into alignment with environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies. "The diversified nature and size of the OCBC Group, coupled with the catalyst role that we play in the society ...

Does ESG have a fiduciary problem?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... and corporate responsibility Jaclyn Bouchard argued that if BlackRock stops using the term, environmental, social and governance will become more integrated in the "fabric" of investments - instead of something separate. At its May AGM BlackRock shareholders ...

Chinese listed companies that invest in ESG show higher quality financial reporting: Study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... 100 companies at random from a Sina Finance ESG Rating Centre 2021 list of China's top 500 environmental, social and governance (ESG) firms to analyze their accounting practices. "What we found was that the firms engaging in ESG are financially stronger ...

ISPT names first chief sustainability officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... been elevated to the role of chief sustainability role, responsible for the delivery of ISPT's environment, social and governance strategy. In addition to the creation of a CSO role, ISPT has also announced several other changes to its ELT, including ...

Western Australia issues first green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... reflects the state government's significant investments in initiatives that deliver positive environment, social and governance outcomes. "The green bond issue was heavily oversubscribed, highlighting the confidence investors have in our commitment ...

Hong Kong stock exchange proposes climate disclosures

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... published a consultation paper that proposes enhancement of climate-related disclosures under its environmental, social and governance (ESG) framework. It also introduces new disclosures aligned with the International Sustainability Standards Board Climate ...

Executive directors overwhelmingly male: AICD

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... University of Portsmouth, Brunel University and Loughborough University in the UK looked at "environmental, social and governance (ESG) decoupling" data across 14 years and found that boardrooms with more equal gender representation were less prone to ...

Fund Manager round up: Maple-Brown Abbot, Brookfield, Cultiv8

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... resources, expertise and track record in Australian equity investing and long history and focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. "We believe investors can help shape a better future," Rahmani said. "The challenges facing our society ...

Podcast: Decarbonisation and the EMUs - Julie Moret

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... fund manager said. Moret joined NTAM from Franklin Templeton, where she was global head of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG).