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Macquarie Asset Management joins net zero initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... with the commitments. The Net Zero Asset Managers initiative is managed globally by six founding partner investor networks: Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC), CDP, Ceres, Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), Institutional Investors Group ...

Diversity, human rights, climate change lead agenda: ASI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... allocating which investors are taking the lead on which ASX200 companies," said Danielle Welsh-Rose, ESG Investment Director - Asia Pacific at ASI. "At this point, the focus is on companies that have lower levels of female representation on their executive ...

Investors seek renewable energy infrastructure: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... development phase. Some managers are expanding the geographical remit, such as adding Central and Eastern Europe or developed Asia. Many are incorporating newer technologies, such as offshore wind, rather than focusing purely on the more conventional ...

Serving up meat's sustainability risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... manager Robeco recently published a report on its three year engagement with 16 companies in the US, EU, South America and Asia. It did not engage with any Australian companies in the meat supply chain. They engaged with companies active in specialty ...

Signs of a "greenium" in bond market: Climate Bond Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... implications, for sovereigns, corporates and banks are increasingly obvious. With the growth of green bond issuance, particularly in Asia-Pacific and Latin America, we expect to see pricing signals emerge over time in regional markets. "Institutional ...

Hiring culturally diverse women improves organisational leadership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Increasing diversity in leadership teams requires companies to support women and people from culturally diverse backgrounds in applying for positions, and results in improved organisational decision making. In honour of International Women's Day ...

Mars Australia shifts to 100% renewable energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... (LGCs) contract to Mars Australia, Alinta Energy, FlowPower, Zero Emissions Water and Origin Energy, noted Michael Vawser, Asia Pacific regional director of Total Eren. "We are very pleased to be able to play a role in reducing Australia's carbon ...

Social, governance risks to unequal global vaccine distribution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... it should be a fairly straightforward process," said Nathan Roost, a partner in EY's Advisory team and leader of the Asia-Pacific Manufacturing / Operations Excellence solution area. "There's a lot of demand for the vaccine, but there's support ...

Clean Energy-based ETF to list on ASX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... non-renewable fuels is a global mega-trend offering huge investment potential," said Arian Neiron, managing director and head of Asia Pacific, VanEck, "In an Australian first, investors will soon be able to invest in an ETF of global clean energy and ...

Opinion: 2021 Reboot: three ways to innovate for impact

WARWICK PEEL, GORDON NOBLE  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... let's put our thinking hats on and then execute a plan. This article was co-authored by Warwick Peel, Innovation Director - Asia Pacific, IdeaScale, and board director for United Nations Association Australia, Victoria, and Gordon Noble, Director ...