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Westpac, Stockland named DJSI group industry leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... in its corporate sustainability assessment (CSA), from which the indices are built. There were 615 invited companies from Asia Pacific, DJSI said. This is the ninth time that Westpac has been recognised as industry group leader. "Retaining global sector ...

AIGCC launches, releases survey on climate risk, responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... responsible investment into core business, but more work is needed in the region, according to a new report from the new Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC). AIGCC launched this week in Singapore and published Investing for the climate in Asia ...

BNP Paribas Securities Services becomes PRI Signatory

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... providing detailed information on how investments and benchmarks rank against a range of ESG factors. Madhu Gayer, head of Asia Pacific investment reporting and performance at BNP Paribas Securities Services, previously told The Sustainability Report ...

IGCC, others organisations press G20 countries to ratify Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), the North American Investor Network on Climate Risk (Ceres/INCR), the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC) CDP and PRI are also calling on G20 countries to "double global investment in ...

Australian cities disclose emissions data to CDP cities program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... cements our shared commitment to limit global temperature increase to well below two degrees Celsius." More cities in the Asia-Pacific region are reporting to the CDP - there has been an increase of nearly a third since 2015, with new cities including ...

BlackRock presses case for better ESG disclosures for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... transparent when it comes to disclosure of environmental, social and governance (ESG) information, while other countries in Asia lag in the amount and quality of their disclosures, according to the Asia Pacific head of Blackrock's Investment Stewardship ...

GRESB hires Lonneke Lowik as new head of operations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... included 18 months of industry consultation and engagement with more than 300 industry players and organizations across Europe, Asia and the United States," GRESB said. Lowik has also worked for Deutsche Bank. "I am excited to join GRESB, the industry ...

PRI considering integration of Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... organizational structure and PRI will continue to expand its focus on the Asian region, Reynolds said. "There are two streams in Asia at the moment," she said. "One is outreach and explanation of responsible investment and what is meant by responsible ...

CFSGAM publishes ninth responsible investment report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... expressing its exposures to fossil fuels as a percentage of assets under management. Pablo Berrutti,head of responsible investment Asia Pacific, CFSGAM CFSGAM has published its ninth annual responsible investment and stewardship report,which details ...

UCA Funds Management hires Benjamin Pedley

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... Pedley comes to UCA Funds Management from HSBC Private Bank based in Hong Kong, where he was head of investment strategy, Asia. In this role, he helped manage more than AU$90 billion in assets for clients. Prior to HSBC Private Bank, Pedley was a managing ...