ESG / Sustainability

ESG / Sustainability

BSP Completes Self-Assessment Against Climate Risk

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 22/04/2024

The assessment generated  recommendations including for BSP to enhance its emergency response systems and business continuity strategies.

ESG / Sustainability

Plugging Risk Gaps Key to Scaling Blended Finance: MAS

By Nithya Subramanian | 22/04/2024

Blended finance volumes have been flat over the past five years. Hence structuring and right-sizing risks are essential to scaling up, said Gillian Tan.

ESG / Sustainability

ISDA Offers Recommendations to Address Greenwashing in VCMs

By Editors | 21/04/2024

Firms should improve third-party oversight and monitoring in respect of the due diligence being done on VCCs, protocol quality, rating programmes and advisors.

ESG / Sustainability

Singapore to Raise $5b for Blended Finance Initiative: MAS

By Nithya Subramanian | 19/04/2024

MAS Managing Director Chia Der Jiun said blended finance will be a primary vehicle to de-risk climate transition projects.

ESG / Sustainability

Bursa Carbon Exchange to Offer Renewable Energy Certificates

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/04/2024

BCX will hold its inaugural REC auction in June 2024. The RECs will be supplied by state owned power utility Sarawak Energy.

ESG / Sustainability

MAS Unveils 3yr Plan to Upskill Sustainable Finance Workforce

By Nithya Subramanian | 18/04/2024

MAS is setting aside S$35mn to support upskilling and reskilling and develop specialists in sustainable finance over the next three years.

ESG / Sustainability

Singapore to Launch Emission Factors Registry for Local Use

By Nithya Subramanian | 18/04/2024

The registry’s database will be developed in phases. The initial set of data will be ready by the end of 2024.

ESG / Sustainability

Bursa Malaysia Gains UK Boost for Sustainable Investments

By Nithya Subramanian | 17/04/2024

Bursa Malaysia will collaborate with the UK’s MOBILIST programme to enable greater investment in energy transition.

ESG / Sustainability

BCBS Consults on Ways to Improve Climate Scenario Analysis

By Editors | 17/04/2024

New BCBS paper asks about key challenges and how methodologies, capabilities and scenarios can be further improved.