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SelfWealth to offer ESG ratings, data for members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... rating system for members. SelfWealth is using a letter-grade system of A, B and C to rate companies ESG performance, based on data by Refinitiv. The information is integrated directly into the platform and is offered free of charge to members, said ...

Fragmented ESG regulation in APAC a challenge: State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... regulation governing ESG in APAC than in Europe, and the lack of a universally agreed approach has led to varied standards of data and reporting requirements, said State Street director of analytics for Asia Pacific Konstantina Founta. Founta noted that ...

La Trobe Financial goes carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... activities, using methodologies in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol from the World Resources Institute, and additional data from the Commonwealth Government, international and domestic governments and academic resources. The emissions identified ...

Australian companies under "extreme pressure" over ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... transformation." As companies identify material ESG issues and begin to report on those issues, they realise they need more data and that feeds into a business transformation process, Szewczul said. "It really has to flow from leadership and the top ...

ESG integration challenged by regional regulation, data: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... relating to ESG, the considerations that go into constructing a portfolio as such." There has also been fragmentation around data and a proliferation of data vendors on ESG ratings and information. "You've got a number of different vendors in the ...

ESG "becoming integral" to investors: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... strongest driver of ESG integration, while in Japan, better long-term returns drive ESG integration, cited by 64%. Inconsistent data is a barrier to further ESG adoption, with 71% of Australian respondents cite inconsistent data quality across asset ...

APAC data centre operator inks $2.1bn sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
An Asia-Pacific data centre operator with facilities in Australia has converted its existing $2.1 billion corporate loans into a sustainability linked loan (SLL). AirTrunk's SLL, which matures in 2025, is linked to targets including diversity and ...

Integrating ESG into securitised asset strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainability characteristics of the underlying loans or assets, combined with the current lack of sufficient and granular ESG data for these underlying investments, said Navindu Katugampola, global head of sustainability, global fixed income team at ...

Analysing the opportunities, challenges of the ESG investing sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... of corporates that you're going to invest in. There's a whole bunch of language to understand and a whole lot of data that needs to be generated and understood, and converted into value by the asset managers." The ESG investing industry is growing ...

"Dismal" stats for women in ASX leadership roles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... Mostyn said. This year's survey extended beyond the ASX200 to include ASX300 companies, CEW noted. However, ASX200 trend data shows the percentage of women CEOs in the ASX200 is the same as it was when the Census began five years ago in 2017 (5%). Women ...