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Data challenges inhibit ESG integration in sovereign credit ratings: World Bank

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... by the World Bank Group. Further, there is an "inherent tension" between the credit rating agency industry and sustainability advocates calling for ESG integration into sovereign credit rating assessments, according to the World Bank Group's Global ...

Australian Unity appoints head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... the ongoing development and implementation of a best-in-class framework for responsible investment and corporate sustainability across Australian Unity's wealth and capital markets platform, including managed funds, investment bond products, financial ...

Resolution Capital nab MSCI ESG exec for analyst role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... come." Before joining MSCI in 2014, Ellis worked as a senior consultant for Aurecon in Sydney and as a London-based sustainability consultant for AECOM. Ellis said he is pleased be joining the highly credentialed investment team. "Resolution Capital ...

Demand for sustainability specialists drives salaries upward: Talent Nation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... according to data from Talent Nation. Specialist recruitment firm Talent Nation has released its FY22 Environment and sustainability remuneration report, which aims to provide a benchmark for employers and staff working in the environment and sustainability ...

Strong APAC demand for sustainable, impact assets: UBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... sustainable and impact assets across classes and product lines, according to UBS. As of the end of September 2021, UBS's sustainability focus and Impact investing assets grew by 63% to US$207 billion, said Desmond Kuek, head of sustainable finance, Asia ...

Accountants to play central role in ESG developments: CPA Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
The speed and scale of sustainability reporting architecture is expected to continue in 2022, and with it demand for accounting professionals with ESG skills, according to CPA Australia. CPA Australia predicts that more entities will set net zero commitments ...

Predictions for robust investment in green transition, sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... Europe, and Asia, as well as supranational institutions and sovereigns in Europe, including the EU. SEB added that sustainability bonds will also take off in 2022, with their baseline scenario predicting that new issuance of sustainability bonds will ...

Proxy advisers assess impacts of government reform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... alert subscription fees represented $1.35 million in revenue for ACSI, out of total revenue of $5.96 million. FS Sustainability understands that ACSI is still reviewing how the regulations will impact its proxy advice business. "Every proxy adviser in ...

2021 theme in review: human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... transition" should become part of investors' decarbonisation strategies, according to Mercer. Mercer senior sustainability investment specialist Jillian Reid noted that investors need to "get much better at connecting the economic with the environmental ...

2021 theme in review: biodiversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... seen a lot more prominence from the business perspective," Emma Herd, a partner at EY's Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) practice. "At COP26 you're going to see a wave of biodiversity focus and part of it will be the intersection ...