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ASrIA Welcomes New Members |
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ASrIA extends a warm welcome to five new members:
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ASrIA Thanks Renewing Members |
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ASrIA also wishes to thank the following members who have recently renewed
their membership:
Credit Suisse (member since 2003), SAM Group (2003), F&C Asset Management (2003), UBS Global AM (2003), Item Industries (2003), PwC (2003), Sumitomo Trust&Banking Co.(2004), SustainAsia (2005), HSBC Global
AM (2006), Pacific Risk Advisors (2006), Standard Chartered (2007), USS (2007), Sindicatum Carbon Capital (2007), Chubb (2008). |
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Two ASrIA Members Partner on First-of-its-Kind Water Bond |
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ASrIA members Asian Development Bank and Daiwa Securities Group announces ADB's planned issuance of its inaugural Water Bond to finance its work in the water sector in Asia and the Pacific. |
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Asia Water Project Website Launches |
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As a founding member of the Asia Water Project, we are pleased to announce the launch of the Asia Water Project (AWP) website. Thanks to Sigrid Rausing Trust for the initial sponsorship which supported project meetings and enabled us to conduct research. |
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Nikko Asset Management Partners with World Bank Group on Green Bonds |
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Daiwa Securities Group Helped Arrange the First Green World Bank Bonds |
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ASrIA member Daiwa Securities Group launches the first Green World Bank Bond in Japan in collaboration with the WBG, noting "the bond will give Japanese individuals the opportunity of safely investing their money ... to foster projects that are environmentally friendly."
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USS Highlights Importance of Global Engagement on Corporate Governance |
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A trustee from ASrIA member USS warns that pension funds should not underestimate the role foreign investors play in shaping domestic markets.
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VietNam Holding Workshop on ESG in Hanoi |
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ASrIA member VietNam Holding has its first corporate ESG day. Activities included a full day workshop on the key components of VNH‘s enhanced ESG focus.
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Standard Chartered Bank Provides its First Microfinance Loan in the
Philippines |
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ASrIA member Standard Chartered provided its first microfinance loan in the Philippines
to CARD Bank. The PHP75 million (equivalent to USD1.5 million) loan will
be used to bolster CARD Bank’s portfolio and branch expansion plans for
2010.
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SAM’s 2010 Sustainability Yearbook Published |
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ASrIA member SAM gives an overview of the results of SAM’s annual Corporate Sustainability Assessment. It has been carried out for eleven consecutive years with 1,237 companies participating this year.
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Global Investors Collaborate with Mercer on Innovative Climate Change Asset Allocation Study |
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ASrIA member Mercer - together with 14 institutional asset owners and investors, the Carbon Trust and ASrIA member International Finance Corporation (IFC) — launches a climate change strategic asset allocation study exploring the potential impact of climate change scenarios on asset allocation. |
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Deloitte Provides Perspective on U.S. SEC's Guidance on Climate Change Disclosure |
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ASrIA member Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu notes the "SEC's guidance on climate change is a continuation of the evolution of disclosure requirements around business risks and opportunities associated with energy, greenhouse gas emissions, and natural resources."
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ADB Discusses a New US$200 Billion Project to Convert Waste Into Clean Energy in China |
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ASrIA member Asian Development Bank discusses a new US$ 200 billion project to convert municipal waste into clean energy that will light homes and fuel businesses in China.
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Calvert Releases Carbon Footprint Analysis on Three Funds |
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ASrIA member Calvert, in partnership with Trucost, analyses the carbon footprints of three of its SRI funds. The study finds that the funds have lower carbon intensity than their benchmarks.
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WSP Environment & Energy Wins the AQM 'Environmental Adviser of the Year 2010' Award |
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ASrIA member WSP Environment & Energy wins the prestigious and highly competitive Acquisitions Monthly (AQM) 'Environmental Adviser of the Year 2010' award.
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2010 FT Sustainable Banking Awards Launched |
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The Financial Times, in partnership with ASrIA member IFC, launches the 2010 FT Sustainable Banking Awards, which recognises banks and other financial institutions for leadership and innovation in integrating ESG considerations into their operations.
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Big Businesses Fail to Protect the Rights of Workers in Their Global Supply Chains, EIRIS Finds |
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ASrIA member EIRIS' latest research identifies corporate breaches of the ILO conventions on child labour, forced labour, trade union rights and equal opportunities in the supply chains of some of the world's biggest companies.
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BSR Launches Sustainable Investment in China Quarterly Newsletter |
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ASrIA member BSR publishes its inaugural issue of Sustainable Investment in China newsletter, a quarterly newsletter for Chinese and international investors actively investing in China.
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| SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT NEWS |
For a comprehensive news listing visit: http://www.asria.org/news |
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Emerging Market Disclosure Project Calls for Action |
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Emerging Markets Disclosure Project (EMPD) asks signatories to confirm their support of the investor statement and, if appropriate, to please provide the EMPD with an up-to-date estimate of their assets under management by March 31, 2010. |
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Dispelling the Myths about Asian Corporate Governance |
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RiskMetrics Group examines four commonly heard myths surrounding Asian corporate governance. The myths include the idea that family or state ownership is always a bad thing. |
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ACGA Recommends Reforms for India's Corporate Governance |
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Asian Corporate Governance Association (ACGA) publishes a new policy document on India. Titled the 'ACGA White Paper on Corporate Governance in India', the paper recommends reform in five areas. |
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IIGCC Issues New Guidelines for LPs and GPs on Low-carbon Private Equity Investments |
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The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) launches a guide on climate change for private equity investors in a move to create greater sector wide understanding of the risks and opportunities posed both by climate change and related policy developments.
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Carbon Disclosure Project Drives Forward Carbon Management Globally |
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The number of institutional investors that signed CDP’s annual request for climate change information this year has risen from 475 in 2009, to a record 534 with a combined US$64 trillion of assets under management. This year 4,500 companies received the information requests.
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Asia’s Sustainability Opportunities are Underestimated, according to Swiss Bank Vontobel |
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Assets under management could increase from their current level of US$20 billion – or 0.4% of global sustainable assets under management – to as much as US$4 trillion, according to Vontobel.
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U.S. SEC Issues Guidance on Disclosure Related to Climate Change Impact on Business |
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission votes to provide public companies with interpretive guidance on existing SEC disclosure requirements as they apply to business or legal developments relating to the issue of climate change. |
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Investor Groups Press Policymakers to Accelerate Private Investment in Low Carbon Economy |
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Policymakers made only incremental progress in Copenhagen, leaving a great deal of work to be done to address the risks that climate change presents to the global economy and to investments. |
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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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ASrIA is organising and supporting a wide range of events. We recently published an 'Events e-Bulletin' to update you on all these interesting events. Please join us and we look forward to receiving your support and meeting you soon. An event snapshot includes:
| Carbon Disclosure Forum 2010: Assessing the Business Case |
Singapore, 16 March |
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| GRI Workshop: Making Reporting Valuable in Hong Kong |
Hong Kong, 16 March |
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| ASrIA BRIEFING with SAM: How to deal smartly with energy issues |
Hong Kong, 19 March |
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| WBCSD stakeholder consultation workshop: Business Building Bridges |
Hong Kong, 29 March |
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| BSR Workshop: The UN "Protect, Respect, Remedy" Framework |
Hong Kong, 30 March |
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| Carbon Disclosure Forum |
Taipei, 13 April (details to be published shortly) |
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| THE HKIE CIVIL DIVISION CONFERENCE 2010 - Infrastructure Solutions for Tomorrow |
Hong Kong, 12-14 April |
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| Carbon Disclosure Forum |
Hong Kong, 27 April |
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| TBLI Asia 2010 |
Tokyo, 27-28 May |
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| ASrIA Briefing with FTSE: Measuring and Investing into a Low Carbon Economy |
***Post-event page*** |
Access the 'Events e-Bulletin' at: http://www.asria.org/ebulletin/eb100308.html. |
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