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Ausbil steps up slavery crackdown

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Carlsson has taken multiple international field trips to research slavery and other labour rights abuses, including to Hong Kong, China, Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Thailand. "A key focus for Ausbil is drawing attention to this very real risk to Australian ...

Robeco specialist poached by Northern Trust

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... portfolio manager since November 2019 initially supporting the German-speaking regions from Rotterdam before moving to Hong Kong and later to Sydney. In that role, he supported Robeco's sales force in the Asia-Pacific, conducted client and consultant ...

Personal views influence climate decision-making

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... NewtonX to survey executives at the largest financial institutions across Australia, the UK, the US, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong and Belgium. APAC CEOs were most concerned about reputational risk (82%) compared with climate risk (61%). The region was ...

Northern Trust pulled up for greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... another US-based energy company, relied on fossil fuels for 95% of its energy as of the latest available data in 2020. Hong Kong firm Power Assets Holding used natural gas a way to reduce its dependence on coal and oil. However, despite setting goals ...

Higher ESG means stronger ROI: study

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... (World, North America, Western Europe and Asia), 12 countries/markets (Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, (Hong Kong SAR), India, Japan, South Korea, the UK and the US) and 11 industries. It examined the correlation between a company's ...

New Asia-based carbon standards body promises quality carbon credits

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... to have up to 100 projects in a year's time. The Asia Carbon Institute (ACI) has been launched in Singapore and Hong Kong and will focus on Asia's megacities - where some of the world's largest metropolises are located. The independent initiative ...

Data centre operator refinances multi-billion-dollar sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... megawatt (MW) SYD3 in Western Sydney, 110+MW TOK2 in Tokyo West, 150+MW JHB1 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia and 15+MW HKG2 in Hong Kong. It also opened its 300+MW TOK1 data centre in Tokyo East. Collectively, AirTrunk's APJ data centre platform offers almost ...

$12tn Asian engagement program advocates climate-linked pay

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... require significantly increasing renewable energy capacity and developing a credible transition plan. To date, only Hong Kong headquartered CLP Holdings has provided a specific phase-out schedule for all coal-based assets by 2040. AIGCC CEO Rebecca Mikula-Wright ...

Aussie AI platform aids HK firms in Scope 3 emissions compliance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... with Australian emissions management platform Avarni to facilitate ESG reporting and carbon emissions management in Hong Kong. The consultancy's focus on ESG disclosure, science-based target setting and GRI-certified training hopes to be enhanced by ...

Hybrid working can reduce carbon emissions by up to 90%

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... save money and achieve a better work/life balance. In a similar survey targeting job seekers in the Greater Bay Area Hong Kong, IWG found that 70% of respondents believe hybrid working helps them better manage their working hours, which eventually improve ...