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Schroders names APAC sustainability heads

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... Choh, country head of Singapore, with a functional reporting line to Hannah Simons, head of sustainability strategy, in London. Tang joins Schroders from Fitch Ratings, where he was senior director, global head of ESG research, sustainable finance. He ...

Profile: Fiona Reynolds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
When Fiona Reynolds arrived in London nearly nine years ago to start in her new role as CEO of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), she still had to explain in presentations that ESG wasn't merely a "tree-hugging side issue," ...

Fiona Reynolds to step down from PRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... the organisation. Reynolds will return to Australia, she said in a statement. She cited the trade-offs of working from London in the role with the challenges of not being able to spend time with family in Australia. "[T]o say I've loved my time at PRI ...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management augments APAC sustainability team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... product development and investor education initiatives. Shimada is currently working for J.P. Morgan Asset Management in London as a EMEA sustainable investing strategist, and will be relocating to Hong Kong for the new role. She joined JPMAM in 2010 ...

First Sentier launches unit for sustainability research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... research meets high standards of rigour. The advisory board consists three people: Alex Edmans, professor of finance at London Business School and academic director of the Centre for Corporate Governance; Norichika Kanie, professor in the Graduate School ...

FTSE Russell hires Jo Saleeba to head sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... play an instrumental role in growing our sustainable investment index and data offering." FTSE Russell is owned by the London Stock Exchange Group.

Northern Trust AM names head of sustainable investing and stewardship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... to all of our key stakeholders including our colleagues, clients and the communities we serve." Moret will be based in London and lead a team of global ESG specialists. NTAM notes that Moret will also shepherd the stewardship team as they identify long-term ...

BlackRock hires former AMP Capital head to ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... as we start to roll out our sustainable investing team in the region." Espeskog joined BlackRock in 2010 with iShares in London where built the firm's the Nordic iShares franchise. Based in Hong Kong since 2015, he has driven iShares growth across APAC ...

Real estate investment group issues $300 million green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... development pipeline - including 22 major urbanisation projects such as Sydney's Barangaroo, the UK's International Quarter London and Chicago's Southbank. This second green bond issue follows Lendlease's announcement of two new sustainability targets ...

Local pick-up a key to reducing emissions in e-commerce: Accenture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... make last-mile delivery more efficient, less expensive and more sustainable for the long-term." The study used data from London, Chicago, and Sydney. The model estimates the impact on outputs such as emissions and traffic congestion, based on inputs ...