Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Data provider jumps into ESG measurement morass

If there isn’t a common language of responsible investing for public markets, how on earth could anyone expect Preqin to develop one for private capital markets”?

Asia’s thirsty coal-fired power plants face water scarcity

Coal-fired power plants that demand enormous amounts of water to cool down will prove to be an unsustainable source of electricity in the long run.

Sustainable Investing: what is it and what is the future of sustainable investing in Asia?

Over the past couple of decades we have witnessed the introduction of a dramatic number of laws, policies, targets and initiatives across the globe which are imprinting environmental and social considerations into the rules that govern our financial syste

Demand growing for ESG fixed income solutions in Asia

HSBC Global Asset Management is looking to raise US$750 million for an emerging market green impact bond fund

HSBC GAM’s discretionary ESG approach

Fund managers at HSBC Global Asset Management can accept or ignore ESG red flags, but they can’t deny the warnings, according to the firm’s responsible investment specialist.

Collective Commitment to Climate Action

Working together and supporting each other in developing each bank’s capabilities and the necessary methodologies to measure climate impact and alignment with global and local climate goals.

Climate disaster help urgently needed for Asia-Pacific’s poor and vulnerable communities

Nowhere is this reality starker than in the Asia-Pacific, which has suffered another year of devastation.

Banks worth $47 trillion adopt new U.N.-backed climate principles

Under pressure from investors, regulators and climate activists, some big banks have acknowledged the role lenders will need to play in a rapid transition to a low-carbon economy.

Institutional investors see climate change, AI as key for asset allocation

Challenges related to AI include short corporate lifecycles and blurred sectoral boundaries, and investors surveyed are “increasingly mixing active and passive investment strategies, focusing on idiosyncratic risk in portfolios” to address the

Asian financial big guns and millennials drive ESG growth - report

ESG factor integration is the most popular strategy used in Australia. Japanese institutional investors tend to use the governance factor the most and prefer positive screening.

Asia trails the developed world in sustainable investment, but now looks poised to close that gap

Large asset owners in Asia are allocating increasingly to strategies that take environmental, social and governance issues into account.

Powering a sustainable future

The Paris Agreement on Climate Change sets ambitious targets for governments to meet by 2050.

Australian media outlet launches ‘honest government ad’ on climate change

Other than calling attention to the ecological breakdown that will lead major ecosystems to their tipping point

ESG Investing Grows Among Asia's Young and Rich

«In Asia we are seeing a changing of the guard,» Michael Reed, head of Wealth Management, Southeast Asia and chief executive, RBC Singapore, said about the survey findings.

More crazy-rich Asians consider ESG factors when investing: poll

The study also found that the younger generation of Asia’s high net worth families believe that they view wealth differently from their parents, with 69 per cent of them saying so.

Foresight launches new wholesale fund

The loans will be structured under a sustainability framework and certified by the Climate Bonds Initiative and verified by the Carbon Trust.

Meet the environment defenders fighting for clean energy in Southeast Asian

Harassment, death threats, kidnapping. It’s not easy campaigning for renewable energy in Southeast Asia. Eco-Business asked activists in Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam about the challenges they face fighting for a clean energy future.

Can Asean launch of popular sustainability reporting standard nudge firms beyond box-ticking?

Global Reporting Initiative has launched in Southeast Asia, and the non-profit aims to help businesses in the region navigate the complexities of sustainability reporting.

Nomura Leads First Green Bond Offering in Japanese Chemical Industry

In recent years, there have been growing concerns about the adverse effects microplastics floating in the ocean have on the ecosystem and human health.

ESG disclosure is not one-way

Fund managers are also responsible for setting expectations on how companies should disclose ESG information, SSGA says.

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