ESG / SUSTAINABILITY

ESG / Sustainability

Is a Global Taxonomy the ‘Investment Highway’ to a Net-Zero Transition?

By ESG Investor | 27/02/2021

ESG Investor talked to sustainable finance experts and stakeholders on the forms a global taxonomy should take to scale climate finance internationally.

Capital / Liquidity

FSB Work Plan to Focus on Addressing Covid Vulnerabilities

By Editors | 26/02/2021

The FSB says it will produce an assessment of initial lessons learned from the pandemic and a report on the factors needed for an orderly unwinding of support measures.

ESG / Sustainability

SGX, OneConnect Partner to Develop ESG Reporting Platform

By Editors | 26/02/2021

The platform will help SGX listed companies to efficiently manage their sustainability disclosures, make them more transparent, and improve overall ESG performance in the long run.

Big Picture

More Than Half of Asian Investor Group Mull Net Zero by 2050

By ESG Investor | 24/02/2021

Survey results from the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change suggest that growing appetite is being blocked by lack of investable opportunities.

ESG / Sustainability

SGX to Seek Out Acquisition Targets to Drive Growth

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 22/02/2021

SGX plans to continue its M&A focus to strengthen its FX, fixed income, data and capital markets connectivity businesses, says chief executive Loh Boon Chye.

ESG / Sustainability

Australia Introduces ‘Your Future, Your Super’ Bill to Parliament

By Editors | 19/02/2021

Industry bodies ISA and AIST say the legislation doesn’t go far enough and are pushing for the legislation to be reviewed by a Senate Committee.

ESG / Sustainability

Trade Bodies Set Out Framework for US Transition to Low-Carbon

By Editors | 18/02/2021

The framework sets out ten principles to inform the policymaking process and catalyse the transition to a more sustainable and inclusive low-carbon economy.

ESG / Sustainability

Budget 2021: Singapore to Finance Infrastructure with Green Bonds

By Manesh Samtani | 17/02/2021

The issuance will help deepen market liquidity for green bonds, and attract green issuers, capital, and investors to Singapore, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat.

Crypto / Digital Assets

SEC Thailand Targets Recovery Objective in New Strategic Plan

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 16/02/2021

The plan includes a ‘recovery and strengthening’ objective, and measures to support the use of liquidity enhancement tools for businesses affected by Covid-19.