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Aussie asset managers rise to RI challenge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... Investors, Australian Ethical Investment, Nuveen, and Russell Investments. T. Rowe Price also earned its place. Caroline Ramscar, APAC ESG specialist at T. Rowe Price said: "As a long-standing RIAA member, we're inspired by the growing number of ...

UN PRI bolsters APAC expertise

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... policy environment for our signatories," Osaki said in a public statement. He will also be based in Sydney, working with core APAC markets in Australia, China and Japan. Osaki previously worked at EY. UN PRI is currently seeking to bolster its labour ...

Green jobs: Impactable, Ortec, Goldman Sachs, Compliance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... a range of insurance companies, pension funds and other institutional investors across the US, Canada, UK, Europe and the APAC region over more than a decade. It's an internal promotion for van Joolingen, who said: "Institutions need the right combination ...

Green Moves: Aus Ethical, S&P, Zevero, Pangolin

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Ethical's ex investment director has a new role, as sustainability intelligence and carbon accounting firms firm up their APAC leadership. Angus Dennis, former investment director at Australian Ethical Investment, has been hired as a subject matter expert ...

Climate finance gets $100bn boost: ADB

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... private investment. New annual commitments capacity will expand by 40% to $36 billion. The ADB has 49 country members in the APAC region including India, Indonesia, Maldives, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam. The region is facing ...

Study finds answer to land use battle

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... and water's Capacity Investment Scheme. However, land constraints are a driving force behind transition pathways for the APAC region, according to analysis from BloombergNEF. "Despite an abundance of land and sun, Australia is yet to adopt a thriving ...

ESG moves: S&P, UBS AM, Iress, Climate Energy Finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... players are on the move, driving fresh momentum in corporate climate strategies and ESG. Michael Salvatico, prior head of APAC MEAA ESG solutions at S&P Global has been hired at corporate consultancy Sodali & Co to be senior managing director, sustainability ...

ClearBridge launches new ESG fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... announcement comes at a low tide for ESG funds, according to a recent study from Preqin. According to its Alternatives in APAC 2024 report, ESG funds have struggled to raise capital, with APAC ESG funds taking the most significant blow, dropping 77% ...

Green job moves: ACSI, Edge, Investa

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... sustainability whizzes switch roles. After nine years, Michael Hamblett has been snatched from Columbia Threadneedle Investments EMEA APAC, a global financial services firm with over $642 billion in funds under management. The poacher is the Sydney office ...

Mercer Super cops landmark $11.3m greenwashing penalty

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... BHP Group, Glencore PLC, and Whitehaven Coal. Another 15 companies produced alcohol, including Budweiser Brewing Company APAC, Carlsberg AS, Heineken Holding NV, and Treasury Wine Estate. The options also had interest in 19 companies involved in gambling ...