09/07/2023
Climate Asset Management acquires Australian farmland as net zero investment
The acquisition is Climate Asset Management’s first investment in Australia.
Planet SOS
08/28/2023
Germany's August Global Investment plans to build hydrogen plant in Indonesia
The planned facility would have an annual output capacity of 35,000 metric tons green hydrogen
08/21/2023
Updates proposed to Queensland wind farm development code
Among those changes, and consistent with the regulatory trends in other Australian jurisdictions, is a requirement for wind farm proponents to ‘front load’ environmental assessments prior to approval.
08/15/2023
Korea Development Bank unit opens tender for 50 billion won renewable energy fund
Applications are open until August 15 and the winning bidder will be selected by September 12.
08/10/2023
Cross-Agency Steering Group announces priorities to further strengthen Hong Kong’s sustainable finance ecosystem
Grow dynamic, trusted markets with diverse products to mobilise capital at larger scale to support the net-zero transition.
08/01/2023
Standard Chartered PLC and Ant Group strengthen their partnership to promote global sustainable development
In addition, the two parties have also successfully cooperated in digital innovation of global fund management, as well as in proliferating inclusive finance for SMEs.
07/26/2023
Leaders Advocate Stronger Climate Finance Action for Thailand's Low-Carbon Transition
The focus was on complementing ongoing private sector-led projects aimed at reducing carbon emissions and reversing environmental damage.
07/10/2023
ASIC greenwashing antidote
Sustainable finance (and by default combating greenwashing) is today a ‘whole of ASIC’ regulatory priority.
07/10/2023
CBA invests in global climate specialist Wollemi Capital
The bank joins Wollemi's Series A capital raising as major strategic investor.
07/03/2023
Bold policies needed to tackle unsustainable urban growth, climate change
In the last 50 years or so, the number of people living in cities has almost quadrupled and the earth’s surface temperature climbed by nearly 1.2C
06/08/2023
Supporting ocean conservation across Asia Pacific
Deutsche Bank is partnering with The Nature Conservancy in Asia Pacific to conserve marine biodiversity.
06/07/2023
Green and sustainable investing: why asset managers need clear ESG definitions to aid fund sales, quash greenwashing
Company has had to hire 180 analysts to identify comparison baselines and evaluate portfolio companies’ ESG performance
06/05/2023
Hong Kong takes new step to promote ESG agenda to reluctant and wary small business owners
For a lot of SMEs, during the pandemic period or even now, it is not easy
05/25/2023
Four key ways technology will help companies meet their decarbonisation goals
The toolbox for net zero by 2050
05/18/2023
IMAS launches sustainability training classes for AM industry
The courses are available on the Investment Management Association of Singapore’s iLearn platform.
05/16/2023
OCBC to stop financing upstream O&G projects in new decarbonisation strategy
In addition to the oil and gas sector, OCBC also announced decarbonisation targets for five other sectors – power, real estate, steel, aviation and shipping – as part of its wider net-zero commitments by 2050.
05/12/2023
Aussie sustainable taxonomy won’t cover whole market at first
There is not the intention that every company will be eligible for the taxonomy.
05/02/2023
Benefits of global net-zero transition can be 5 times the costs in developing Asia
Asia and the Pacific is at the forefront of the battle against climate change. The region accounts for 70% of the global population at risk from rising sea levels.
04/26/2023
JTC Employees Help Select Reforestation Projects to Support Net-Zero Drive
JTC pledged to become a Carbon Neutral+ organization in 2020
04/20/2023
Family offices invest in impact intelligence provider
BlueMark’s latest fundraise indicates the growing appetite for sustainable investments and impact verifications in Asia.