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PRI to target water risk in agricultural supply chains

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... agricultural products companies. Thirty two of the target companies are located in the Americas, 17 in Europe, and five in Asia-Pacific, PRI said. "We are proud to launch this project to highlight the risks companies face in their supply chains," said ...

CDP: World cities report climate change business impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... risks have global economic implications - the Asian Development Bank found that climate change could cost 5.3% of GDP in East Asia. So adaptation actions that reduce business risks are important steps for leading cities to take." The first step that ...

Northern Trust's Bowers on ESG and funds management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... investment return, according to Northern Trust Asset Management. Wayne Bowers, CEO, CIO Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific at Northern Trust Asset Management Wayne Bowers, chief executive officer and chief investment officer for Europe ...

Mercer hires Alexis Cheang to Responsible Investment team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... international expertise to our global team," said Helga Birgden, Mercer partner and head of Mercer's responsible investments for Asia Pacific. "In light of new industry requirements to publish a proxy voting policy and disclose voting results, Alexis ...

Northern Trust ESG index range crosses US$1 billion mark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... The Dublin-domiciled UCITS fund range combines passive index strategies with ESG criteria and is available to investors in Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Middle East. "Investors' objectives vary considerably when it comes to ESG investing, so thoughtful ...

Future Fund hires new head of ESG risk management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... previously worked in similar roles at ABN AMRO Bank, PricewaterhouseCoopers and AT Kearney, and has experience across Europe, Asia and Australia, the Future Fund said. "Integrating ESG risk management into our investment decision-making is an important ...

Don Henry named fellow at University of Melbourne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... of public activism, specifically the last decade of environment policy making and public engagement in Australia and the Asia Pacific region, University of Melbourne said. His research will also "focus on Indigenous and environmental collaborations for ...

Sustainable Business Australia named WBCSD global partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... and innovation and it is here that business plays a critical role." There are more than 30 WBCSD global network partners in Asia Pacific, and joining gives SBA an opportunity to cooperate and interact with regional peers, said Andrew Petersen, CEO SBA. ...

IGCC launches Perfect Storm Pension Fund video project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... change because of the principles based approach of fiduciary duty," said Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific at Mercer and a close collaborator on the project. "The key is to encourage trustees to exercise their minds, to consider ...

J.P. Morgan, GIIN report uptick in impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... private equity. In 2014, more investors plan to increase the percentage of their portfolios invested in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and North America, relative to other regions, J.P. Morgan and GIIN said, and more "investors plan to increase the percentage ...