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ASrIA strengthens Hong Kong team |
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ASrIA has appointed Claire McLetchie as Executive Director and Wai-Shin Chan as Development Director. ‘Asian Investor’ has a write-up about the recent appointments here. |
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ASrIA Executive Director addresses CSR summit
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Claire discusses the increasing inclusion of ESG criteria in investment screening in Asian
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ASrIA's Carbon Disclosure Report discusses response rates, risk of weather effects and wait-and-see attitude |
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Sponsored by Merrill Lynch, the 2008 report launch had speakers from CDP, ASrIA and Merrill Lynch |
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Taiwan launch of ASrIA's Carbon Disclosure Report highlights leadership of Taiwan's electronic sector |
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Sponsored by Acer and supported by the Taipei Computer Association and the British Trade and Cultural Office, Taiwan, the event was co-organised by BCSD Taiwan and ASrIA |
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Korea Launch of the Carbon Disclosure Project |
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A Korean CDP report, primarily authored by ASrIA, was launched in Seoul at an event sponsored by Eco-Frontier |
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Joint ASrIA, HKVCPEA and HKICPA Seminar: Sustainable Investment Strategies for Private Equity in China |
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The seminar discussed criteria, methods to address issues, and case studies on sustainable investments
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| SUSTAINABLE FINANCE NEWS |
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Sustainable finance is not a manifesto for saving the planet, it's a tool for better assessing risk |
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The most hard-headed commercially-minded asset managers are talking about a new form of investment process, including a checklist more usually associated with Greenpeace or Oxfam |
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Looking for scapegoats leads nowhere, and that's exactly what is happening |
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Jon Entine, adjunct fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, cautions that calls for socially responsible investing to lead us out of the financial crisis needs to be critically analyzed |
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How can trust be restored in markets generally? |
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UN Global Compact publishes an open letter to draw commentary on the future direction of the business community |
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Analysts surprised at the size of China's stimulus package |
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China announces RMB 4 trillion (US$ 586 billion) stimulus package. But the central government only to fund a quarter of that amount, as the WSJ reports
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'New Green Deal' secures backing of George Soros |
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George Soros argues that the best possible response to the unprecedented size and scope of the current economic crisis is to invest heavily in green technologies. (Includes video excerpt) |
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Do you know how to avoid a 'U-shaped' recession? |
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Deutsche Asset Management Research calls for more ‘Green' infrastructure. ‘Investing in Climate Change 2009 -- Necessity and Opportunity in Turbulent Times' details how to turn lemons into lemonade |
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Can renewable energy now have a seat at the table? |
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Renewable energies receive support as countries team-up to establish the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) |
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FTSE Group expands Environmental Opportunities Index Series |
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ASrIA member FTSE adds nine new indices, covering renewable energy, water tech, energy efficiency and waste |
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Despite market volatility, China's growing demand for energy continues to draw investors |
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Several green-tech companies announce plans to fund renewable energy projects to meet growing demand |
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Responsible investing to be mainstream by 2015, say it ain't so… |
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Booz, Allen, Hamilton and Robeco predict Responsible Investing will become mainstream by 2015, accounting for 15-20% of total global assets under management |
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M&A deals turn a bit green with envy |
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Deloitte examines the importance of the role of sustainability in mergers and acquisitions, and how greater consideration of sustainability related issues can help improve deal success |
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Always wanted a basic understanding of the global carbon markets but never had the time? |
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World Bank President Robert Zoellick provides an overview of the global carbon markets for the busy financier and the challenges moving forward at a meeting in Bali last month |
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Our company wants to be a CSR leader; but how to develop an effective strategy? |
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ASrIA member, IFC and AccountAbility plan to assist companies in emerging markets to become CSR leaders. The new system will enable firms to build corporate-level strategies that support business development |
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Implementing the UN Principles for Responsible Investment just got easier |
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ASrIA member EIRIS launches a new toolkit for UN Principle for Responsible Investment (PRI) signatories designed to help asset owners and asset managers implement the PRI |
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Expect more extra-financial issues research in 2009 |
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As environmental, social and governance (ESG) research slips in Asia, Enhanced Analytics Initiative (EAI) and PRI are establishing a research firm that will bring extra-financial issues to a wider audience of investors |
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ESG reporting for the financial services sector |
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Industry analysts have clamored for sector-specific ESG reporting. In that vein, GRI and UNEP-FI recently published the Financial Services Sector Supplement |
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It's time for the SEC to update its regulations to account for ESG risks |
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Fourteen of the largest U.S. institutional investors called on the SEC to require improved corporate climate risk disclosure and—for the first time—address a broader range of ESG risks in disclosure requirements |
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High-level report calls on Chinese banks to promote sustainable development |
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WWF and the People's Bank of China, China's central bank, publish a high-level report, calling on Chinese commercial banks to establish environmental reporting, assessment, management, and risk evaluation systems |
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| EVENTS |
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| For a comprehensive listing of sustainable finance events in the region & globally, visit www.asria.org/news/conference |
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