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HKEX, SSGA join Climate Bond Initiative Partners Programme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... Initiative. Partners assist in developing initiatives to grow investment in climate finance solutions, participate in different market development committees and help define policy agendas for sector, country and sub-national green bond development programmes. ...

First Sentier Investors launch Modern Slavery Toolkit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... addressing risks, escalation, internal governance and reporting. "The first step is identifying risks, through a series of different data sources that investment teams can use to identify risk," Turner said. "It really tries to hammer home the importance ...

Demand for climate aware, ESG investment: State Street Global Advisors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... periods. Add to this the demand for products and solutions, here I'm talking about consumer demand that is powered by a different type of energy, seeking solutions that are more sustainable for the climate and for society." State Street Global Advisors ...

EdTech sector shows investment, impact opportunities: Credit Suisse

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... many of these applications are more effective than traditional learning models. "Developing countries are a little bit different - they've gone ahead with mobile learning as their main mode of elearning, and it's tended to be through the private sector ...

Global stimulus an opportunity for sustainable investment: Ninety One

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... fund is overweight China and underweight the US, Cooper added. "What we're looking for are companies with a slightly different perspective," Cooper said. "We are seeking products and services that avoid carbon. What we focus on is if you get an inevitable ...

Digital human rights rise up the agenda post-COVID-19: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... issues relating to COVID-19, Zandbergen said. "I have to say that when it comes to COVID-19, to be honest, it's not different than the broader topics that we're looking at," Zandbergen said. "Digital tools can be very helpful for governments to try to ...

OHS, social license to operate identified as infrastructure risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Although different components in the infrastructure sector have different risks, opportunities and concerns, investors are highlighting protection of employees - many of whom are deemed essential and have been working through the pandemic - and the ...

Four structural challenges for business to navigate post-lockdown: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... at the other end, you have most resilient. Companies have been leaning to cost efficient. Some of them may opt for a different trade-off on the spectrum, which allows for additional resilience, at additional cost." Investors will have to make calls on ...

Poor disclosure around labour hire workforce in listed companies: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... Fortescue and Rio Tinto - define 'labour hire' and/or 'contractor' in their reporting, and their definitions capture different sections of their respective workforces. The report outlines potential impacts on company performance, including poorer Occupational ...

Pioneer issuance puts COVID-19 bonds on investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... looking at payment extensions for vulnerable customers or jobs generation, then quantifying those impacts would take a different approach. There's no single impact metric for social activities." Entities that have an existing framework for social or ...