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New Forests appoints first global head of funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... alternative asset investment in Asia across senior roles at Sail Ventures, Credit Suisse, and UBS. Louis will be based in Singapore and report to global head of investments David Shelton. "Michelle and Sanjiv are key hires who will bring their deep experience ...

Upward trends continue despite ESG backlash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... requirements in many jurisdictions and may even become mandatory, with several regulators in Asia signalling support. Singapore has launched Asia's world's first multi-sector transition taxonomy to clarify green, transition and ineligible activities ...

Personal views influence climate decision-making

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... partnered with NewtonX to survey executives at the largest financial institutions across Australia, the UK, the US, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong and Belgium. APAC CEOs were most concerned about reputational risk (82%) compared with climate risk (61%). ...

New ESG reporting regulations - will they uncover existing risks for your company?

ALETTA BOSHOFF  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... ESG disclosure requirements are on the horizon, including for New Zealand, Australia, Europe, the United States and Singapore. Companies are understandably focused on achieving compliance with these new regulations, but they should also bear in mind ...

Climate-committed investor group grows to $35tr AUM

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... between Australia and Asia, and the diversity within the region, we're seeing patterns emerge: Whether in Japan, Korea, Singapore or China, investors' access to policy makers and business decision makers is improving, and we're using that convening power ...

Media a strong influence on corporate decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... "environment" (42%), followed by "social" (30%), and "governance" (28%). The BBC research also surveyed corporate leaders in Singapore. Over half of respondents in both Australia (55%) and Singapore (52%) said they typically engage with higher-cost suppliers ...

Report reveals progress on green finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... transition plans. For example, France's central bank incorporates biodiversity indicators into its own portfolio disclosure. Singapore, the European Union, the UK, Switzerland, Canada, and the US are now requiring financial institutions and companies ...

COP28 key outcomes: what it means for finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
After 36 hours of tense negotiations, the climate agreement for the first time calls on nations to "transition away" from fossil fuels - but does not explicitly call for a fossil fuel "phase out." The first UN Global Stocktake on climate has resulted ...

Agriculture funding takes the stage at COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Israel, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United States, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and Vietnam and US$5 billion from ...

COP28: Climate finance, carbon markets take centre stage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... establishing readiness for crediting and international trade under Article 6. The country signed bilateral agreements with Singapore and Kuwait. Dominica, the Bahamas, and Comoros signed memorandums of understanding with UAE-based carbon credit project ...