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

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... management (AUM) of US$426 million at launch. BlackRock APAC head of iShares and index investments Peter Loehnert said the Asia Pacific is "the largest and fastest growing region for energy transition investment, offering transformational opportunities ...

Executive appointment roundup: Corporate Citizenship to DBS, UNHCR to TBI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... vice president in its chief sustainability office, as it builds out its sustainability function. He was previously Asia Pacific director of Corporate Citizenship (now part of SLR Consulting) where he worked with large global companies to tackle sustainability ...

Stewardship part of fiduciary role and investment opportunity: BNP Paribas AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
BNP Paribas Asset Management's (BNPP AM) stewardship activities in Asia Pacific focus on the global aims of energy transition, environmental sustainability and equality and inclusive growth, according to the head of stewardship, Asia Pacific. Jane ...

World first $1.6bn Climate Bonds green loan: QIC and Vector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... Metering's Green Financing Framework, developed in line with the Green Loan Principles 2023 update issued by the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association, Loan Market Association and Loan Syndications and Trading Association. Climate Bonds' Approved Verifier ...

Climate change most pressing issue for APAC C-Suite: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... clients are shifting from seeing climate change as only a risk to an enormous growth opportunity," said Deloitte Asia Pacific climate and sustainability leader Will Symons. "One big shift we've seen in the market - and we've done a range of projects ...

Podcast: Actionable Insights on ESG - Julia Leske

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
We're joined by Julia Leske, managing director for insitutional sales Asia Pacific at ISS ESG, to talk about ISS ESG's recent global thought leadership report, Actionable Insights, and the specific Australian and New Zealand aspects that companies ...

CBRE rolls out sustainability data-intelligence platform for commercial property

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... across CBRE-managed properties throughout mainland Europe, and there are plans to introduce it in the Americas and the Asia Pacific region in the next phase of a global rollout. CBRE will also make a strategic investment in Deepki, securing a minority ...

Are companies drowning in a sea of ESG requests?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... professional services and management consulting firm Aon, just 25% of private companies and 50% of listed companies in the Asia Pacific have a dedicated ESG team. "I want to push back against this [statistic] towards ESG and think about the sustainability ...

Casting a wide net: ending modern slavery in fisheries

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... concern, including consumer discretionary, consumer staples, technology and health care companies, predominantly in the Asia Pacific region. The priorities for this theme revolve around robust governance and policy commitments, quality of human rights ...

South Korea leads with ESG fund disclosure taskforce and anti-greenwash laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... rise of ESG standards in South Korea. ESG analytics and reporting is a major challenge for asset managers in the Asia Pacific region, according to research from BNP Paribas. The ESG Fund Disclosure Standard Introduction Task Force will include seven ...