sustainable financing

SG, China deepen cross-market ties in green finance and investments

The collaboration aims to boost international investment interest.

SG, China deepen cross-market ties in green finance and investments

The collaboration aims to boost international investment interest.

HKMA and partners inject US$500m for sustainable finance investments in Asia

The partners will focus on renewable energy infrastructure, energy solutions, and sustainable transportation.

MAS and BIS launch blueprint for climate risk data platform

The platform integrates regulatory and climate data from corporate disclosure documents.

MUFG halfway to its 2030 sustainable finance target

The bank has funded JPY19.4t as of 2022, over halfway to its JPY35t target by 2030.

KBank named in Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for 7th straight year

KBank has also earned CDP A List from the Carbon Disclosure Project.

Fintechs pivotal to achieve $275t capital needed for successful sustainable transition: study

From 2026 until 2050, $9.2t a year in capital spending is needed to achieve net zero goals.

Mizuho Bank inks MOU with Morocco’s Attijariwafa Bank for ESG collaboration

It expands their earlier business cooperation MOU signed in August 2019.

Banks must amp up management of nature risks in net zero policies: WWF

Science-based decarbonisation targets must be set to improve their energy sector portfolios.

HSBC to stop funding new oil and gas projects: report

They will continue to finance energy companies at a corporate level to help them transition.

Thailand’s KBank earmarks $5.53b for sustainable funding, loans

The bank says it will grant the funding and loans to 1.9 million small pocket customers.

DBS Hong Kong launch Green Mortgage

Customers can earn cash rebates of up to 0.1% upon successful application.

Indonesia secures US$150m sustainability-linked loan from ADB

Indonesia has an annual infrastructure financing gap of around US$51b.

How financial services can heed regulators’ call for sustainable finance

Increased regulatory interest in sustainability will require financial institutions to address its ESG strategy, risk management, regulatory compliance, and data challenges.

Citi raises record $40b sustainable financing for APAC clients in 2021 YTD

This was thanks to Alibaba’s $5b offerings and a $2.5 bond issuance by SK hynix.

OCBC Bank announces first sustainability-linked deposit in Singapore

The deposit has a required minimum investment amount of $5,000.

UOB adopts the Equator Principles to refine sustainability strategy

The bank will apply the principles to assess and manage environmental and social risk projects.

Citi APAC raises record $25b in sustainable funds for clients in H1 2021

Amongst the transactions is Alibaba Group’s $5b four-part offering in February.