In this episode, Lyndsey talks with Agnes Tai, Senior Partner of Yaozhi Asset Management International and an ESG thought leader. And Agnes has been a sustainable investor for many years.
Conversation of this episode is focusing on how government, local organizations and investors drive ESG movement in major Asian finance hubs.
Conversation Highlights
- How Agnes started Sustainable Investment and latest career with Yaozhi Asset Management (1:30)
- Different terms – responsible investing, sustainable investing, impact investing, ESG (3:30)
- PRI signatories rapid increasing in Asian countries (5:50)
- Growing Number of PRI signatories in different Asian countries (6:20)
- Sustainable investing growing trend (9:45)
- How Asian countries governments drive ESG PRI signatories?
- Major Asian countries’ ESG engagement status (12:10)
- Transparency and disclosure are the key for effective ESG enforcement (14:20)
- Asian countries are racing for leading roles in ESG and sustainable reporting (16:00)
- How Asian asset management firms influence ESG performance? (17:35)
- Long-term value creating for portfolio companies (18:10)
- Japan Case study (JPIF) started sustainable pension fund in 2016 (20:10)
- How Asian investors weigh financial return vs. ESG performance? (25:30)
- MSCI China ESG Index show good ESG performance leads to high financial return (26:10)
- HK Fund manager code of conduct regulation in the next 12 months (28:00)
- MSCI new reports focus on E and S factors (29:00)
Guest Contact Information
Agnes K Y Tai