THE PARLOUS STATE OF ESG

As the manager of a European fund that endeavours to invest in companies with strong ESG…

ASEAN COMPANIES MUST BE MORE TRANSPARENT ON TRANSITION PLANS

Study of 10 companies’ climate planning finds varying levels of ambition and fragmented reporting, but Climate…

YTL POWER SECURES ISLAMIC TERM FINANCING FOR GREEN PROJECT

Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) and OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd are the joint mandated lead arrangers for…

MALAYSIA TO LAUNCH VOLUNTARY CARBON MARKET EXCHANGE NEXT WEEK

Malaysia will be launching the long-awaited Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) Exchange on Dec 9 to drive…

PETRONAS ANNOUNCES PATHWAY TO NET ZERO

Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has announced its Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050 (NZCE 2050) pathway…

SUSTAINABLE BOND MARKET IN ASEAN

The latest report published by Climate Bonds Initiative reveals that the sustainable debt market in the 6 largest…

MALAYSIA RAISED ALMOST US$2 BILLION VIA SRI SUKUK BETWEEN 2015-2021

Malaysia has raised close to US$2 billion (RM9.2 billion) via 21 sustainable and responsible investment (SRI)…

S$800M GREEN BOND FROM PUB

Proceeds will finance projects to strengthen Singapore’s water security and sustainability.  National water agency PUB has…

THAI CENTRAL BANK TO ISSUE NEW GREEN FINANCING GUIDELINES

Thailand’s central bank said on Tuesday (Aug 23) it plans to issue guidelines for banks to…

SG OFFERS S$2.4B, 50-YR SOVEREIGN GREEN BONDS 

Of which, S$50 million will be offered to the public in Singapore through electronic applications. Singapore…