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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    Chinese Bourses Finalise Sustainability Reporting Guidelines

    By Manesh Samtani | 16/04/2024

    Companies listed in key indices will have to report in line with the new guidelines by 30 April 2026. The double materiality principle is adopted.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    ESG Requirements Could Hinder EU Banks’ Competitiveness – Report

    By Nithya Subramanian | 16/04/2024

    The EBF’s Denisa Avermaete said ESG buffers are problematic because they are an “exclusively European tool”.

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