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Cities increasing uptake of renewable energy: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... electricity, according to a new study by CDP and AECOM. According to the Global Cities Report 2015, participating cities in the Asia Pacific region collectively receive 15% of their electricity from non-fossil fuel sources. By contrast, Latin American ...

Diversity Council Australia rates Asia capability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
There is a business case for "Asia capability" - the ability of businesses to work effectively in Asian countries and cultures and with people from Asian cultural backgrounds - but there is a broad need for Australian organisations to improve that capability ...

Companies exposed to anti-bribery, corruption compliance risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... based in Central and Eastern Europe (including Russia), 113 in Western European countries (excluding the UK), 105 from the Asia- Pacific region, 66 respondents in the U.S., 64 from the South American continent, 61 in South Africa, 41 in the UK, and 31 ...

EY appoints new climate change and sustainability leader

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... sustainability. Bell succeeds Mathew Nelson as Oceania Climate Change and Sustainability Leader, as Nelson has been appointed EY's Asia Pacific Climate Change and Sustainability Leader. "There is sometimes a perception that it is just the banks and resource ...

Governance Institute appoints Steven Burrell as CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
The Governance Institute of Australia has hired Steven Burrell as its new chief executive officer. Burrell is the former general manager of communications and public affairs at the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), and will begin in ...

UCA Funds Management select Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... "Northern Trust is delighted to be appointed by UCA Funds Management," said Peter Jordan, head of Global Fund Services for Asia-Pacific at Northern Trust. "Northern Trust is pleased to work in partnership with our fund manager clients to support them ...

ESG concerns a challenge for mining projects: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... risks to new and expanded coal and gas projects as well as the associated port and rail projects to expand export capacity in Asia. Vernon's observations are based on experiences travelling to Gladstone in April 2014 with the Responsible Investment Association ...

NZ Super Fund selects Northern Trust for passive mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... the fund's environmental, social and governance (ESG) screens. Wayne Bowers, CEO, CIO Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific at Northern Trust Asset Management Northern Trust will manage the passive Barclays Global Aggregate fixed income mandate ...

Investors, payday lenders engage on lending practices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... the definition of consumer leases closer to the standards of the consumer credit code." Earlier this year, Credit Suisse's Asia Pacific/Australia Equity Research team authored a report examining various social, regulatory and governance issues relating ...

Swiss Re hedges wind risk for Infigen Energy wind farms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... states and an excess of 500 megawatts of capacity. Jamie Summons, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions' Head of Weather Solutions for Asia Pacific. This is a first-of-its kind derivative for a windfall portfolio, and the hedge is innovative because it is tied ...