11/07/2021
The Steering Group will discuss further steps to advance Hong Kong’s green and sustainable finance agenda in its next meeting in December 2021.
11/07/2021
The Korean subsidiary posted the largest volume of sustainable financing among the banking group’s 16 Asian units, including China, Japan, Hong Kong and India.
11/05/2021
Green finance can be a powerful enabler for Asia to achieve an effective yet inclusive transition to net zero.
11/04/2021
JUET Principles include eight principles that call for action from the parties of 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) to commit to support financing and investment in developing countries.
11/04/2021
South East Asian nations are set to benefit from £110 million in new UK finance towards clean infrastructure and support for the region to build back better.
11/03/2021
The fund would be co-led by Griffin and James Tsinidis, partner and portfolio manager.
11/03/2021
The new program, Managed Co-Lending Portfolio Program (MCPP) One Planet, combines institutional investor contributions with IFC’s own funds to scale up climate-responsible financing for private companies in emerging markets.
11/02/2021
Singapore also bucked the trend for diminishing interest in ESG investing among older demographics.
11/02/2021
Investors are seeing the benefits of adding sustainable investing (SI) into their portfolios, the latest UBS investor sentiment survey shows.
11/01/2021
The current design of the national ETS [emissions trading scheme], especially the intensity-based target and lax benchmarks
11/01/2021
Bank also sees growing adoption of green retail financial solutions across home renovation, car loans and investments
11/01/2021
The amount spent directly on these subsidies could pay for COVID-19 vaccinations for every person in the world
11/01/2021
Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, and CBA have launched a joint public-private sector initiative that will examine the potential impacts of climate change to the finance sector.
11/01/2021
The asset managers have committed USD 4.2 trillion out of a possible USD 11.9 trillion, meaning that 35% of their total assets under management is in line with net zero.
11/01/2021
The new fund will invest in innovative technologies that solve urgent sustainable development challenges and tap into the trillion-dollar opportunity across Asia
10/29/2021
Some of that revenue will be needed for social protection programmes and other investments to ensure a ‘just transition’, and the remainder could finance green infrastructure.
10/28/2021
As we reduce the emissions associated with our financing activities to net zero, we will also tackle financial barriers to the transition, including by making more green and transition finance available.
10/28/2021
Whereas investment in companies involved in water management, environmental services, clean energy, sustainable transport, resource efficiency and education will be favoured through positive screening.
10/27/2021
Just Climate aims to close the climate impact gap by focusing on what it believes are the most impactful climate solutions that are permanent, additional, timely and at a climate-relevant scale.
10/27/2021
Currently projects USD50 billion investment for climate finance by 2030