ESG / Sustainability

ESG / Sustainability

MAS Establishes Energy Transition Acceleration Finance Partnership

By Editors | 06/12/2023

The new ‘energy transition acceleration finance partnership’ will help to mobilise capital to finance energy transition projects in Asia.

ESG / Sustainability

NZBA Reports Strong Net Zero Progress at COP28

By ESG Investor | 06/12/2023

As of 30 September, 96 of 136 member banks had set net zero targets, NZBA said in a progress update.

ESG / Sustainability

Evolving ESG Regulations Pose Challenges for Asian Funds

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 06/12/2023

Morrison Foerster’s survey saw 53 per cent of respondents citing evolving regulatory regimes and unreliable data as obstacles for ESG investing.

ESG / Sustainability

NZDPU Proof of Concept Launches, Feedback Sought

By Manesh Samtani | 06/12/2023

The proof of concept includes an initial set of data fields, features, and functionality to solicit stakeholder insights that will inform future releases.

ESG / Sustainability

ICMA, LSEG to Develop Practitioner Guide for Islamic Bonds

By Editors | 06/12/2023

The guidance will set out how Sukuk may be labelled as Green or Sustainability, in line with ICMA’s Green Bond Principles and Sustainability Bond Guidelines.

ESG / Sustainability

COP28: Central Banks and Financial Supervisors Unveil Blended Finance Recommendations

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 05/12/2023

The Network for Greening the Financial System outlines principles for scaling up blended finance in climate projects across emerging markets.

ESG / Sustainability

Singapore Unveils Asia-focused Blended Finance Initiative

By Editors | 05/12/2023

The blended finance platform will bring together concessional as well as commercial capital to invest in green and transition projects.

ESG / Sustainability

CFTC Proposes Standards for Carbon Credit Derivatives

By Editors | 05/12/2023

The guidance adopts standards from the ICVCM’s Core Carbon Principles and introduces quality standards for carbon offsets tied to derivative contracts.

ESG / Sustainability

GFANZ Plots Path Toward Net Zero Transition

By ESG Investor | 05/12/2023

Around 250 financial institutions will have published their transition plans based on the NZTP framework within the next year.