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HSBC, partners to identify blue carbon projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... invest in technology that's scalable, support communities and livelihoods while also delivering the biodiversity and environmental outcomes that we would like to see." The focus of the project will be on rehabilitation of coastal areas in the mid-north ...

Powerful signal on climate with votes, court decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... board and we will actually vote on them. "I think there has to be a new age of director nominations.... In terms of environmental issues, the tide is turning for the qualifications of directors - who needs to be there to look at the stewardship of the ...

Evaluating impact of climate policy on company valuation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... policies will impact cash flows and company valuations is essential to establishing the winners and losers of any new environmental commitments, according to J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Quantifying the scale of recent commitments is a challenge, given ...

Singapore Stock Exchange to launch carbon exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... help meet their sustainability objectives. Each project on the Project Marketplace will be supported by transparent environmental impact, risk and pricing data. CIX will focus on the NCS market, which involves protection and restoration of natural ecosystems ...

Advisers seek education, clarification on ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... 55% are client driven, Investment Trends reports. Advisers report that clients are most likely to ask them about environmental issues related to investing, specifically climate change, while social and governance questions lag behind, Guiamatsia said. ...

$515 million sustainability loan anchors seaport refinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... incentivises Port of Newcastle by offering a lower margin on debt if it hits targets across a range of social and environmental metrics, and up to $50 million in new green lending. The green loan will be used to finance the construction of two green-star ...

SGX-listed companies improving sustainability disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... reports, according to disclosures made to mid-2020. Almost half of the issuers discussed climate change as an economic, environmental, social and governance (EESG) factor. "Better sustainability reporting can help companies attract environmentally-conscious ...

Neuberger Berman closes $280m private equity impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... The NB Private Equity Impact Fund invests in direct and fund investments that seek to achieve positive social and environmental outcomes aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals while also meeting NB Private Equity's underwriting standards. ...

"Booming" demand for ESG specialists

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... investing and stewardship, a newly created role. Moret joins NTAM from Franklin Templeton, where she was global head of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG). The hiring of ESG specialists hasn't been limited to fund managers. The Australian ...

Using quant approaches to implement climate change targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... investment portfolios, according to Acadian Asset Management. Acadian, a quantitative equities manager, integrates environmental, social and governance data widely through portfolio processes, rather than using a single ESG signal in portfolios, said ...