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Strong APAC demand for sustainable, impact assets: UBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... by government initiatives that affirm the region's intention to take ESG practices seriously." He noted that mainland China has committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2060, South Korea has set a 2050 carbon neutral target, Singapore has announced ...

Predictions for robust investment in green transition, sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... commodities, citing Australia's leading role in lithium, "with around 24.6% of global exports of lithium, mainly exported to China" as well as its reserves in nickel and cobalt, "offering great potential for broadly untapped resources." The report said ...

2021 theme in review: biodiversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (COP26) in early November, the UN Biodiversity Conference, COP15, took place in Kunming, China. The Kunming Declaration that emerged from the negotiations at Biodiversity COP15 outlines actions to deal with the biodiversity ...

COP26 outcomes means increased focus on physical risk: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... and they're shifting more towards gas, diversifying their customer base, building customer relations in Asia, especially China," he said. "That's smart because Asian economies are going to decarbonise initially via gas switching, because it's difficult ...

Australian government "faffing about" on climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... transition needed to reach net zero by 2050. "Australia came out of COP as a pariah, along with India," he said. "The US and China had a sidebar agreement that gave them air cover in the aftermath of COP." Currently, the US represents "the most opportunity-rich ...

COP26 week two: impacts for Australians

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... delegations at COP26 got down to the business of negotiations, there was still room for dramatic announcements, with the US and China issuing a joint announcement committing to "enhanced climate actions" through the 2020s in the context of the Paris ...

Fiji, Australia sign Indo-Pacific Carbon Offsets Scheme deal at COP26

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... they're going all in in terms of leveraging into carbon markets hub," Herd said. "You're seeing some movement in Malaysia, China's is up and running, South Korea has a carbon credit scheme. A lot of the puzzle pieces of an APAC carbon market is coming ...

ESG managed funds see surging inflows: Calastone

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... on concerns over rising inflation and higher bond yields, energy supply constraints and falling industrial production in China." Meanwhile, data from Rainmaker Information found that wholesale ESG managed funds delivered a sector median return of 29% ...

Ratcheting up ambition on climate finance goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... it's been exciting to behold. However, whether they deliver remains to be seen. The rising geopolitical tension between China and the US as well as the UK is not helping. The COP-26 Private Finance Strategy has talked about four pillars - reporting ...

ESG "becoming integral" to investors: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... stakeholder requirements, according to 68% of Australian participants. That stands in contrast to other APAC investors - China and Singapore cite reputation as the strongest driver of ESG integration, while in Japan, better long-term returns drive ESG ...