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More calls for adaptation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... emissions reduction and adaptation alike. "We're also going to need to adapt and that too will require large pools of capital." This requires ongoing engagement with the finance sector, McAllister said. The government is also developing climate disclosure ...

New Forests appoints first global head of funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Asia. Louis will lead New Forests' Asian investments team in identifying and acquiring investments in the natural capital space in Southeast Asia. He has over 23 years of experience in investment banking and alternative asset investment in Asia across ...

Apostle promotes PM to investment lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... her passion and leadership within this space." Parkyn added that investors can create positive change through allocating capital and addressing global issues such as gender equality and climate change. "I am fortunate to work for a firm that aligns its ...

ESG indices linked to Myanmar junta

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... investments' are not involved in human rights abuses. "Instead, they're directing enormous sums of ESG-labelled capital to companies that are enabling violence and repression in Myanmar, without any attempt to prevent or mitigate this abuse." ...

Gender-based strategy gives impact investing a boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Good Return Asia manager Diana Tjoeng says gender-driven investing solutions provide a solution to helping women access capital. "While impact investing is gaining traction across the world, women and women-focused products are overlooked and undervalued. ...

Upward trends continue despite ESG backlash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Asia's world's first multi-sector transition taxonomy to clarify green, transition and ineligible activities and steer capital towards sustainability solutions.

Funds SA hires ESG expert

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... 2023 studying a Master of Science (Public Policy and Management) in the USA. Before the study break, she worked at Duxton Capital in the ESG team, where she led the development and implementation of strategy across listed and unlisted markets. That job ...

Blue bonds: A growing resource for sustainability financing

MATT LAWTON, TONGAI KUNORUBWE  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Issuance of sustainable debt has exploded over the past 10 years as investors seek investment returns by allocating capital toward sustainability efforts. This trend is likely to continue as climate-change-related challenges become increasingly frequent ...

PRI appoints RI ecosystem officers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Africa. Cambria Allen-Ratzlaff is chief RI ecosystems officer for the Americas and APAC regions, joining the PRI from JUST Capital, a not-for-profit research organisation, where she was managing director and head of investor strategies. Her previous ...

ISSB publishes jurisdictional guide, seeks experts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... across the globe are taking steps to support globally consistent and comparable sustainability-related information for capital markets, adopting ISSB Standards into their legal and regulatory frameworks as companies opt to voluntarily apply the standards ...