09/10/2020
The global climate challenge is a huge threat to our world and urgent multilateral action is needed to address this crisis and help our members meet their commitments to the Paris Agreement.
09/10/2020
The opportunity for companies to be placed into a ESG index
09/10/2020
CMT is the largest retail real estate investment trust (Reit) in Singapore by market capitalization, at S$7.2 billion as at 30 June 2020.
09/09/2020
Other deterrents cited included lack of awareness from the public, lack of understanding and concerns about greenwashing.
09/04/2020
Although Europe and the US dominate the passive sustainable fund sector, new products have gained traction in China.
09/04/2020
Although Europe and the US dominate the passive sustainable fund sector, new products have gained traction in China.
09/03/2020
The company takes responsibility for its unavoidable emissions by compensating the equivalent amount in carbon offsetting projects
09/02/2020
The 162MW facility in Columboola is Luminous Energy's largest project and its first in Australia
09/02/2020
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
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
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
A new Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) Sicav will focus on Apac companies aligned with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
08/27/2020
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
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
In its first year, the Sustainable Solutions Accelerator will select five breakthrough innovations that are tackling major global sustainability challenges.
08/20/2020
Transaction uses the bank’s SDG bond framework, which links its asset base to certain UN SDGs
08/19/2020
Are we entering into a new phase of ESG-focused fixed income?
08/17/2020
Analysts call for more regulatory oversight due to dearth of legitimate green projects
08/12/2020
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
According to Jaakko Kooroshy, head of sustainable investment data and methodologies at FTSE Russell, the pandemic has “certainly focused investors on sustainability factors”.