10/25/2022
The Bank manages environmental, social, and governance risks, and has improved its ESG performance to support the green transition of the economy and society.
10/24/2022
But 30 years of Asian industrial success and urbanisation have modified the landscape, and on the latest available data, Asia is now up to 31% while the old industrial nations are down to 46%.
10/24/2022
Much of the effort expended so far to address climate change has focused on investments in renewable energy such as solar, wind and geothermal.
10/20/2022
Carbon Discovery® is GSG's proprietary database for portfolio carbon accounting which was launched in 2021.
10/19/2022
It was drawn up with the help of Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.
10/18/2022
Under the agreement, the two organisations will support economic and social development in common regions of operation, such as countries in central and eastern Europe, Central Asia and the southern and eastern Mediterranean.
10/17/2022
The value of green bonds sold in Asia Pacific surged 117% from 2020 to around US$185.22 billion last year, according to figures from the Climate Bond Initiative.
10/13/2022
The Steering Group has been working closely with the industry and academia to address capacity and data constraints, developing resources for market participants
10/11/2022
Unanyants-Jackson told ESG Clarity sister title Fund Selector Asia she is a fan of the initiative and said that it is applicable elsewhere.
10/06/2022
At the time of launch, 15 ESG FinTechs and organisations are already set up at the Hub
10/04/2022
The solutions will be under UOB’s new Transition Finance Framework that supports clients on their energy transition journeys.
10/03/2022
The project was proposed by the Han-Ho Hydrogen consortium made up of Korea Zinc and its Australian unit Ark Energy, and Korean firms Hanwha Impact and SK Gas.
09/26/2022
A small fraction of Asia's publicly listed firms regard nature as business-critical.
09/23/2022
Having achieved its sustainable finance target two years ahead of schedule, the Southeast Asian bank has also set interim climate targets for the coal mining and cement sector on its journey to net zero.
09/16/2022
New York-based BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, had $8.48 trillion of assets under management as of June 2022, including around $60 billion managed by BlackRock Real Assets.
08/24/2022
Green bonds are fixed income securities whose proceeds are exclusively and formally applied to projects or activities that promote climate or other environmental sustainability purposes.
08/22/2022
Climate change is happening at a faster pace than predicted by early climate models and therefore global greenhouse gas emissions must reach net zero around 2050.
08/17/2022
“dynamic document that we enhance regularly with the best practices out there,” Nik Amlizan Mohamed said. “It is a continuous journey for us, it is not static.”
08/16/2022
ESG is quickly becoming top of mind for corporates globally.
08/16/2022
Innovative Agri Green Loan launches nationally, supporting producers’ environmental and climate goals.