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PRI announces new Advisory Council members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... with reserved positions for each category of signatory and the geographic regions of Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia, Oceania and Africa and the Middle East. David Atkin CEO of Cbus, is the Oceania asset owner representative.

AMP Capital assesses ESG risks in food, beverage sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... the review listed diverse drivers including demographic changes, including population growth and rising income levels in Asia, increased focus on healthy living and he demand for convenient and affordable food, increased competition for natural resources ...

KKR invests in Sundrop Farms expansion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) has provided growth capital to Sundrop Farms, a South Australia-based arid climate agribusiness. The funding, which comes from KKR's Asian Fund II, will be used to "significantly expand" Sundrop Farms' glasshouse facility ...

RIAA panel discusses tackling ESG duties, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... best interest of our beneficiaries to look at this from a finance position." Pablo Berrutti, head of responsible investment Asia Pacific at Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM), noted that there are a host of challenges - demographics ...

Sustainalytics considering expansion into Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... he told The Sustainability Report in an interview. "We've strengthened our business in NA, throughout Europe, throughout Asia, and while we've been serving this market from our Singapore office and globally, it's probably time for us to put boots on ...

The GIIN launches impact investing training programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... Impact Investing Network (GIIN) has launched a fund manager training program for managers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The goal of the training program is to "enable impact investment fund managers in high-growth regions to better attract, deploy ...

Companies inconsistent in approach to deforestation risks: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... greenhouse gas emissions. The global forests report analyses responses from 152 companies from around the world, including Asia Pulp & Paper, Cargill and Unilever, representing a market capitalization of over US$3 trillion, according to CDP. "There's ...

Climate Bond Standard to establish water investment criteria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... collaboration with Ceres, the Water Resources Institute and CDP, and includes representatives from organisations including the OECD, Asia Development Bank, Imperial College London, Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA), D.C. Water, Chinese Academy ...

Role for custodian in ESG data analytics: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
Institutional investors throughout Asia are taking environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into account in their investment portfolios, and custodian BNP Paribas Securities Services are providing data analytical services to assist clients ...

CSIRO hire Larry Marshall as chief executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... "an early stage venture capital firm specialising in creating Australian technology companies and growing them globally in Asia and the United States," according to CSIRO. Marshall will join CSIRO in January 2015. Marshall was educated at Macquarie University ...