ESG / SUSTAINABILITY

ESG / Sustainability

HSBC, Temasek to Establish Platform to Fund Sustainable Infrastructure

By Editors | 04/10/2021

HSBC and Temasek, with support from ADB and Clifford Capital Holdings, will dispense over $1bn in loans through the platform within 5 years.

ESG / Sustainability

US SEC Moves to Boost Transparency on Proxy Votes

By ESG Investor | 03/10/2021

The proposed rule changes will make it easier for asset owners to see how asset managers are voting at AGMs.

ESG / Sustainability

Singapore Established Green Bonds Programme Office

By Manesh Samtani | 03/10/2021

The new office, under the Ministry of Finance, will help to catalyse sustainable finance and green investments, said minister Lawrence Wong.

ESG / Sustainability

SEC Issues Climate Reporting ‘Wake-Up Call’ to Listed Companies

By ESG Investor | 29/09/2021

Letters from the SEC covering topics such as materiality demonstrate the agency’s commitment to climate, says Aniket Shah at Jefferies.

ESG / Sustainability

BOK to Boost Investment in ESG-related Stocks, Bonds

By Editors | 28/09/2021

The BOK will exclude companies and sectors with low ESG scores from its investment universe in its foreign currency reserves management.

ESG / Sustainability

BOJ to Finance Banks’ Green Loans, Green Bond Investments

By Editors | 28/09/2021

Lenders will receive zero-interest financing for the provision of green and sustainability-linked loans and investment in green and sustainability-linked bonds.

ESG / Sustainability

SGX-Temasek JV to Launch Issuer Services Platform in Q4 2021

By Editors | 27/09/2021

Marketnode has established partnerships with 10 FIs to facilitate the launch of the new platform, which is part of a new digital infrastructure for fixed income.

Securities / Derivatives

ASEAN Exchanges to Identify Common ESG Metrics

By Pongnut Thanaboonchai | 26/09/2021

Seven ASEAN exchanges have formed a new ESG working group to start work towards a ‘common sustainability programme’.

ESG / Sustainability

Bursa Malaysia Pledges to Become Carbon Neutral by 2022

By Editors | 23/09/2021

Eight initiatives have been identified to support Bursa Malaysia’s ambitions to become carbon neutral and achieve net zero emissions.