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Video: Labour Rights and other ESG Issues in Asia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
The Sustainability Report recently recorded a live panel discussion entitled Labour Rights and other ESG issues in Asia, sponsored by Ausbil Investment Management. Labour Rights and other ESG Issues in Asia: Presentation by Mans Carlsson-Sweeny from ...

ANZ appoints Katharine Tapley head of sustainable finance solutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... announced it would partner with the Australian Water Association (AWA) on water and wastewater management programs in South-East Asia. The partnership sees AWA focus on "knowledge sharing, capacity building, trade and investment initiatives and strengthening ...

IGCC, investor groups issue updated guide for oil and gas industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change with support from other investor networks in North America (Ceres' INCR), Asia (AIGCC) and Australia and New Zealand (IGCC) in the Global Investor Coalition. "Some of the largest oil and gas companies by ...

IGCC hails Australian ratification of Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... goals of the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to less than 2C". The IGCC and three other global investor groups, the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC), the European Institutional Investor Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) and the North ...

MSCI hires Michael Cheng to MSCI ESG Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
MSCI has hired Michael Cheng to MSCI ESG Research, as vice president of corporate governance research. Cheng will be based in Hong Kong. He has more than two decades' experience in law, securities, governance and financial regulation. Prior to MSCI ...

SSGA launches tobacco, controversial weapons-free global equities fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... which screens out companies involved in tobacco and controversial weapons. Jonathan Shead, head of portfolio strategies, Asia Pacific, SSGA The State Street International Equities Index Trust Ex Tobacco Ex Controversial Weapons has already attracted ...

Fast fashion industry facing sustainability "inflection point": Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... passed on to consumers, and if the costs are too high, may force retailers to seek new supply relationships elsewhere in Asia, such as Bangladesh and Cambodia. "There are a few different options for retailers," Carlsson-Sweeny said. "Labour costs in ...

Corporate governance, quality linked as investment factors: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... governance (ESG) data as part of its research and factor-based portfolio construction, and clients in the US, Europe and Asia Pacific are interested in building ESG data into their mandates, said Michael Hunstad, head of quantitative research global ...

IGCC, investors outline climate risks, expectations for automotive sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... cleaner vehicles and smart transport services," said Emma Herd, CEO at Investor Group on Climate Change and representing the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change. "Consumer demand, combined with targeted government support, is already driving a shift ...

UCA Funds Management names Katherine Allchin to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
UCA Funds Management has appointed Katherine Allchin as non-executive director. Allchin has more than 25 years' experience in financial services, and knowledge of retail and institutional funds management. She has previously worked as managing director ...