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BlackRock in $1bn capital commitment to battery storage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... region. "This is an Australian investment, but we will be rolling out [battery storage developments] assets out across Asia Pacific," said BlackRock APAC co-head of climate infrastructure Charlie Reid. "In Australia, we have an EV charging asset, but ...

Pact Group commits to reducing emissions 50% by 2030

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... footprint. Pact's greenhouse gas emissions reduction target will expand to include its operations throughout the Asia Pacific in the coming years, the company said. The 50% reduction was chosen to align with global calls to limit global waming to less ...

ESG strong factor in M&A activity: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... makers incorporating ESG evaluation into due diligence, according to Kushal Chadha, partner at PwC Deals Advisory and Asia Pacific ESG leader - deals and private equity. In a recent research paper, Chadha outlined six ways in which ESG creates value ...

Stewart Investors identifies progress to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... they're high emitters or not," Berrutti said. The sustainable funds group has its largest capital exposure in the Asia Pacific region, an area that the firm notes needs more progress. Across their Asia Pacific strategies, between 28 % and 36% of companies ...

Schroders' sustainable multi-asset fund receives RIAA certification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... global thematic equity range." Schroders has in recent years augmented its ESG and sustainability functions in the Asia Pacific region. Last year, Schroders appointed a head of sustainability strategy, APAC and a head of ESG integration, Asia Pacific ...

Emerging markets improving on ESG: Bank of America

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... rather than social or governance issues," said Girish Nair, co-head of APAC ESG research and director, global and Asia Pacific quantitative strategy. "Environmental issues always come up at the top. That's been led by action in the EU, which mandated ...

UBS hires ESG specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... FSI in establishing the green financing framework which articulates how the assets would be used in line with the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA)'s Green Loan Principles as well as how the assets fit under the Climate Bond Initiative ...

Investors putting climate change at centre of strategy: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... climate survey report, which sampled the views of 300 institutional and wholesale investors in EMEA, North America and Asia Pacific ranging in size from less than US$1 billion to more than US$1 trillion in assets under management. More than a quarter ...

ESG drivers rising up M&A strategy agenda: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... ESG is rising up the agenda in M&A considerations, according to Kushal Chadha, partner at PwC Deals Advisory and Asia Pacific ESG leader - deals and private equity. "Lots of forward-thinking investors are taking quite a strong or fresh look at the assets ...

New Forests Asia fund reaches $120 million first close

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... Asia managing director Geoffrey Seeto. "We are excited to be partnering with leading institutional investors from Asia Pacific, Europe and the United States, who will play a key role in Asia's forestry sector transitioning towards more responsible forestry ...