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Climate risk or opportunity for insurance sector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Consulting principal Rade Musulin and Swiss Reinsurance head of property insurance and casualty insurance structured solutions Asia and ANZ Alison Drill made these comments at the Asia and Oceania Association (AOA) of the International Cooperative and ...

Nature credits a potential bonanza for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... Australian environment - to actually turn things around and become nature position and export that out to the whole of the Asia-Pacific. "I'm hoping that this really kickstarts actually not just corporates and financial institutions and asset owners ...

NZ solar attracts $170 million international capital raise

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... look forward to contributing to New Zealand's efforts to reduce carbon emissions in the future." Natixis Investment Managers Asia Pacific head of private debt real assets Angus Davidson commented: "Our focus remains on arranging and investing in attractive ...

Higher ESG means stronger ROI: study

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... Study examined over 13,000 publicly traded companies across four geographic regions (World, North America, Western Europe and Asia), 12 countries/markets (Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, (Hong Kong SAR), India, Japan, South Korea ...

BlackRock, SGX, and MSCI launch US$426M Singapore climate action ETF

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... based on Asian companies dedicated to reducing carbon emissions. With climate transition increasing in urgency across the Asia region, countries face growing climate risks - but also substantial investment opportunities. The transition toward renewable ...

New net zero standard for miners

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... calling for comprehensive frameworks in order to drive the urgent and significant investment required to meet this demand. Asia Investor Group on Climate Change CEO Rebecca Mikula-Wright commented: "The world's leading miners are already shifting their ...

New Asia-based carbon standards body promises quality carbon credits

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... on urban and tech-based solutions to decarbonise megacities and aims to have up to 100 projects in a year's time. The Asia Carbon Institute (ACI) has been launched in Singapore and Hong Kong and will focus on Asia's megacities - where some of ...

Asia ahead in Science Based Targets race

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... reported 1097 companies set science-based targets in 2022 - a rise of 87% and more than the past seven years combined (1082). Asia saw strong progress overall with a 127% increase in companies setting science-based targets. The country with the highest ...

Investors consider greenwashing when setting net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... of "Greenwashing and how to avoid it: An introductory guide for Asia's finance industry", a collaboration between the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change and Client Earth, noted that regulators around the world and increasingly in Asia are stepping ...

Building sustainable supply chains

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... to navigate a dynamically complex reporting and regulatory landscape. Brambles director of sustainability, corporate and Asia-Pacific Lachlan Feggans noted that it is incumbent upon them to manage risk because, as a global logistics company, they are ...