Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

New Study Finds Gap Between Intention and Action in Growing ESG Investment Market

Singapore also bucked the trend for diminishing interest in ESG investing among older demographics.

Apac investors have faith in sustainable investing

Investors are seeing the benefits of adding sustainable investing (SI) into their portfolios, the latest UBS investor sentiment survey shows.

COP26: China must broaden scope of national carbon trading market to meet climate commitments, say experts

The current design of the national ETS [emissions trading scheme], especially the intensity-based target and lax benchmarks

DBS to launch tool on banking app that allows clients to track their carbon footprint

Bank also sees growing adoption of green retail financial solutions across home renovation, car loans and investments

Don't Choose Extinction

The amount spent directly on these subsidies could pay for COVID-19 vaccinations for every person in the world

CSIRO, CBA to boost sector resilience with new climate change insights

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.

Net Zero Asset Managers initiative signatories disclose interim targets, with over a third of assets managed in line with net zero

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.

Tembusu Partners launches its first Sustainable Future Fund in collaboration with Eco-Business

The new fund will invest in innovative technologies that solve urgent sustainable development challenges and tap into the trillion-dollar opportunity across Asia

Indonesia needs to invest US$200bn per year to decarbonise by 2030

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.

Standard Chartered sets interim targets and methodology for pathway to net zero by 2050

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.

St James's Place launches HK and Singapore ESG discretionary portfolios

Whereas investment in companies involved in water management, environmental services, clean energy, sustainable transport, resource efficiency and education will be favoured through positive screening.

Al Gore launches climate change asset manager

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.

AIIB to Fully Align with Paris Agreement Goals by Mid-2023

Currently projects USD50 billion investment for climate finance by 2030

Not quite net-zero: how real are corporate decarbonisation goals?

As more companies pledge to cut their carbon footprint, more questions are being raised about how they're going to do it, and by when. What's the difference between an impactful and fudged net-zero target?

UOBAM launches ESG bond fund

The Fund’s portfolio is also allocated to corporate bond assets based across Asia.

Sustainability gains importance in Hong Kong

Environmental impact has overtaken investment return as the most important factor for Hong Kong investors, according to Schroders.

Asia investors see inconsistent ESG scores as key barrier, Capital says

“It’s understandable that as ESG becomes more important to these investors, the desire to be rigorous in their assessment of ESG grows,”

Southeast Asia, despite renewable energy commitments, still depends on coal

“This does not align with the global de-carbonisation trend nor domestic long-term decarbonisation targets,” the report says.

Capital Group: Asia Lacks ESG Product Innovation

Capital Group’s report surveyed 1,040 global institutional and wholesale investors including pension funds, family offices and insurance companies, fund of funds, retail and private banks and financial advisors from 16 different countries.

MUFG Research reveals challenges of transition towards a greener carbon neutral world ahead of COP26

Collective energy transition will determine success

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