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HSBC AM takes stake in women-owned ESG investment firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... opportunities for institutional and wealth management clients around the world. The firm is majority owned by Heidi Ridley, former CEO at Rosenberg Equities and Kathryn McDonald, head of sustainable investing at Rosenberg Equities. RadiantESG Global ...

Assessing buy now pay later sector through an ESG lens

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... to view BNPL as credit products. Commonwealth Bank of Australia is launching its own BNPL offering from mid-2021, and CBA CEO Matt Comyn told the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics in mid-April that the bank will perform credit ...

Tracking ESG impact in emerging markets improving: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... well," she explained, "It takes a lot of engagement, not only knowing the history of the company but also understanding the CEO's vision for the business and the ESG issues we are focused on." In addition to the Emerging Markets Fund, American Century ...

IGCC names new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... AIGCC, managing both organisations, which share a governance structure. "We're excited to announce Rebecca as the new IGCC CEO," said IGCC chair Stephen Dunne. "Our industry is experiencing incredible momentum on climate change as more investment managers ...

Investors outline roadmap for mandatory climate disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... are moving to mandatory climate risk disclosure to ensure their financial systems are resilient to climate change," said CDP CEO Paul Simpson. "The CDP environmental disclosure mechanism, fully aligned with the TCFD, has shown that disclosing entities ...

Wesfarmers taps former Coca-Cola Amatil exec for board role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... chairman Michael Chaney said he was pleased to welcome Watkins to the Board. "Alison will bring extensive experience, both at CEO and board level, and is strongly aligned with Wesfarmers' focus on delivering shareholder value in a sustainable way," Chaney ...

Profile: Fiona Reynolds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
When Fiona Reynolds arrived in London nearly nine years ago to start in her new role as CEO of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), she still had to explain in presentations that ESG wasn't merely a "tree-hugging side issue," ...

Assessing impacts of nature-based solutions: CMI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... leveraging private investment into developing countries, but also for positive engagement with our regional neighbours," said CMI CEO John Connor. "Climate change is a threat multiplier, but climate action and carbon markets can be a solutions multiplier." ...

New firm to address nature-based solution market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... local communities and economies. "There has been a huge increase in demand for nature-based solutions," said Biodiverse Carbon CEO, Todd Berkinshaw. "To achieve the world's Paris Agreement goals, we're going to see the voluntary carbon market ...

J.P. Morgan AM acquires forestry firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... demonstrates our desire to integrate sustainability into our business in a way that is meaningful," said J.P. Morgan Asset Management CEO George Gatch. "Investing in timberland, on behalf of institutional and high net wealth individuals, will allow us ...