Asset owner-led sustainability platform attracts Asian issuers

A new sustainable investment platform, founded by four leading global pension funds, has revealed that issuers in Asia are pursuing accreditation more swiftly than those from any other region. “Among the issuers that reach out to us, the majority are Asian,” said Hans Op’t Veld, chair of the markets and members committee of the Sustainable Development Investment Asset Owner Platform (SDI AOP). The SDI AOP was founded by AustralianSuper, PGGM, APG and Canada’s British Columbia In…