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Green moves: PRI, Scientific Beta, RIAA, CA100+, Australian Unity, Net Zero Economy Authority

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... part-time work on stewardship, beneficiary voice, workforce issues and corporate governance. Research head Katherine Ng, APAC director Matt McAdam, product development director Ayodele Olaniran, corporate comms head Mark Kolmar, signatory experience ...

Green investors face short-term bumps

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Trump, which will impact the global market. However, the overall trajectory of decarbonisation remains intact, with both APAC and Europe strengthening ESG regulations and remaining committed to the development of green industries. Robeco's head of ...

DWS, S64 launch sustainable infrastructure offering

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... private wealth channel, DWS said. And in 2023, the sustainable infrastructure offering was made available across EMEA and APAC; DWS chief executive of Australia and head of client coverage, Australia and New Zealand Lidia Tomova said the unveiling of ...

Climate adaptation presents $100bn opp: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... recently, the spotlight was on resilience and adaptation. According to Nicolette Botha, Head of Climate Resilience Services APAC at Zurich Resilience Solutions, this could be a $100 billion opportunity - but this figure could be much higher. Investments ...

Supermarket giants lead anti-slavery efforts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... studies of company engagement in the fight against slavery. Investors Against Slavery and Trafficking Asia Pacific (IAST APAC) published its annual report this week highlighting investor engagements with companies against modern slavery in company operations ...

Ausbil steps up slavery crackdown

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Carlsson serving as chair of RIAA's Human Rights Working Group. The fund manager is also on the steering committee of IAST-APAC and has also been on the Experts Advisory Panel on Modern Slavery, assisting the Federal Government in the implementation ...

Funds SA and Apostle jump on activist group rebound

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... funds. Despite this ramping up of focus, global steering committee members say more work needs to be done - particularly in APAC. "We need significant capital expenditure on climate solutions in the region," said Rebecca Mikula-Wright, CEO of IGCC and ...

Aussie asset managers rise to RI challenge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... Investors, Australian Ethical Investment, Nuveen, and Russell Investments. T. Rowe Price also earned its place. Caroline Ramscar, APAC ESG specialist at T. Rowe Price said: "As a long-standing RIAA member, we're inspired by the growing number of ...

UN PRI bolsters APAC expertise

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... policy environment for our signatories," Osaki said in a public statement. He will also be based in Sydney, working with core APAC markets in Australia, China and Japan. Osaki previously worked at EY. UN PRI is currently seeking to bolster its labour ...

Green jobs: Impactable, Ortec, Goldman Sachs, Compliance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... a range of insurance companies, pension funds and other institutional investors across the US, Canada, UK, Europe and the APAC region over more than a decade. It's an internal promotion for van Joolingen, who said: "Institutions need the right combination ...