09/04/2020
China sees passive ESG fund growth
Although Europe and the US dominate the passive sustainable fund sector, new products have gained traction in China.
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09/03/2020
Avaloq awarded climate neutral company label by South Pole
The company takes responsibility for its unavoidable emissions by compensating the equivalent amount in carbon offsetting projects
09/02/2020
Hana Financial Investment to buy Queensland solar farm
The 162MW facility in Columboola is Luminous Energy's largest project and its first in Australia
09/02/2020
CIMB targeted by Indonesian NGOs for funding coal plants as Malaysian bank prepares to stage sustainability event
CIMB has been called out for financing planet-warming coal-fired power plants in Indonesia the week before it is to stage its flagship sustainability event, The Cooler Earth Summit.
08/31/2020
HSBC in joint venture to form world’s largest natural capital manager
The first of its two funds is expected to be introduced in mid-2021, with a fundraising target of up to $1 billion. This will be followed by a carbon fund of up to $2 billion; the timeline wasn’t specified.
08/28/2020
Report charts the way forward for sustainable investments in Asia
Government-backed sovereign wealth and pension funds should take the wheel to drive sustainable investments in Asia, according to new analysis from KPMG.
08/27/2020
ASI launches Asian ESG fundcorporate borrowers and asset managers.
A new Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) Sicav will focus on Apac companies aligned with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
08/27/2020
Morgan Stanley-Run ESG Fund Is Biggest Japan Debut in 20 Years
The coronavirus pandemic has driven a global push toward sustainable investing, with increased focus on factors such as health and climate change spurring corporations to adopt higher ESG standards.
08/26/2020
Analysis: Energy assets left high and dry
The South Korean government in April announced its own Green New Deal, including phasing out most coal financing, followed in July by proposals to ban public financing overseas of coal projects.
08/21/2020
Morgan Stanley Launches Sustainable Solutions Accelerator to Address Global Sustainability Challenges
In its first year, the Sustainable Solutions Accelerator will select five breakthrough innovations that are tackling major global sustainability challenges.
08/20/2020
ANZ first bank to issue SDG bond in Australia
Transaction uses the bank’s SDG bond framework, which links its asset base to certain UN SDGs
08/19/2020
Sustainability bonds surge globally
Are we entering into a new phase of ESG-focused fixed income?
08/17/2020
Asia’s biggest market for ESG debt hit by ‘greenwashing’ concerns
Analysts call for more regulatory oversight due to dearth of legitimate green projects
08/12/2020
Banks responsible for continuing deforestation in Southeast Asia
Forest-risk companies in Southeast Asia tend to rely almost entirely on debt financing. In view of this leverage, banks can be deemed directly accountable for deforestation and related offences committed by their borrowers.
08/11/2020
Most asset owners plan to use ESG in smart-beta strategies, FTSE Russell says
According to Jaakko Kooroshy, head of sustainable investment data and methodologies at FTSE Russell, the pandemic has “certainly focused investors on sustainability factors”.
08/10/2020
Treasury best practice: Bringing sustainability into supply chain finance
Walmart encourages partners to be more ESG aware
08/04/2020
Momentum Builds for ESG Investment Among Global Public Investors, According To OMFIF-BNY Mellon Survey
The findings, also published in OMFIF’s latest Global Public Investor Report
07/30/2020
Taiwan’s BLF ties US$2.3 billion ESG bond mandate to Bloomberg index
Manager selection for the new mandate is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
07/29/2020
A Changing Global Investment Environment
The latest allocation is 5 percentage points below the bottom of the reference portfolio's 20% to 30% target range for developed market equities.
07/28/2020
PBEC, ESBN and KPMG joint report reveals Increased Appetite for Sustainable Investments in Asia
Currently over four-fifths of total global sustainable investing assets are concentrated in Europe and North America, the report notes, according to the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance.