Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

CBA launches international currency ESG Term Deposits as inflows top A$1.5 billion

Focus on sustainable finance product innovation also sees CommBank launch its first sustainability-linked derivative with client Treasury Wine Estates.

S&P Dow Jones and BOCHK launch Greater Bay Area climate index

The Greater Bay Area comprises Hong Kong, Macau and nine cities in China’s southern Guangdong province, with a total population of over 70 million holding roughly 3 trillion RMB (US$440 billion) of investable assets.

Backing Asia's sustainable agenda - UBP

Even with backing from entrepreneurs and increasingly strong government support to embed key aspects of ESG principles and make ‘the net-zero transition’ happen, there is scope to do so much more.

Cross-Agency Steering Group announces launch of information and data repositories and other progress in advancing Hong Kong’s green and sustainable finance development

The GSF Centre has been working to build capacity and enhance talent and data resources for the financial industry.

Monetary Authority of Singapore opens AI utility to combat greenwashing

FIs would be able to tap on NovA! for their Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) risk assessment for originating, underwriting and servicing of sustainability linked loans.

USAID launches clean energy investment scheme in Vietnam

USAID will work with Vietnam’s ministry of industry

Deutsche Bank helps Huaneng Leasing with sustainable trade finance aligned to China’s Common Ground Taxonomy

The transaction also aligns to UN Sustainable Development Goals 7 and 9, related to Renewable Energy and Infrastructure development.

Singapore’s Temasek sets up S$5 billion investment platform to speed up decarbonisation

“GenZero will not only support Temasek’s efforts as we strive towards halving our portfolio’s net emissions by 2030 and working towards a net zero portfolio by 2050, but also those of the wider ecosystem,”

Gearing Up For Climate Action - The Road Ahead For The NGFS

Looking at where we are in our transition journey, the urgency to act is greater than it has ever been.

Clifford Chance advises Bank of China (Hong Kong) and HSBC on world's largest retail green bond issuance

The firm has a track record of advising on market-leading and innovative debt issuances

Abrdn eyes Asian sustainability trends

Energy transition and economic equality are expected to provide investment opportunities for investors in the region.

Scaling up your ESG strategy

At first glance, this seems odd, considering they are all at very different stages.

Making ESG an integral part of the business

Our research explores the challenges companies are facing globally

The growth of ESG

Even for those who know that ESG is an acronym for Environmental, Social and Governance there is a lot of subjectivity in the way the term is understood.

Capital Group ESG Global Study 2022

This skills gap presents an opportunity for asset managers to forge closer ties with investors through the provision of educational materials and resources.

Time to get serious about the realities of climate risk

Many companies overlook the pressing, often surprising, array of climate risks they face. By understanding them better, leaders can safeguard their business and identify opportunities to compete in a decarbonizing world.

AXA IM adds to ESG fund suite

The fund is aligned to four sub-themes of the UN Sustainable Development Goals - low carbon transport, smart energy, green buildings and sustainable ecosystem.

First institutional investor group-led climate shareholder proposals filed in Japan

The J-Power shareholder proposal builds on the growing momentum in Japan behind shareholder action since the first climate-related proposal was filed in 2020 against Mizuho Bank.

Credit Suisse: China’s Energy Transition is «Multi-Decade» Play

Woods noted that currently, around 10 percent of China’s total energy mix is from renewable sources, and that proportion will need to rise to 90 percent by 2060.

Robeco adds 3 members to its sustainable investing team in Singapore

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