Issue 98: The ESG bogeyman for S-E Asian banks; Temasek on-brand with climate investment platforms

In this issue: Shunning bond underwriters with poor ESG may not work in South-east Asia, while Temasek-BlackRock platform Decarbonization Partners raises a US$1.4 billion final close.

South-east Asia

Region’s banks might not lose deals to ESG underperformance

Banks could be facing ESG risk on a new front, as Bloomberg reported some debt issuers in Europe are weighing bond underwriters’ ESG credentials when deciding whom to appoint for their deals.