Climate financing
Less than 50% of companies looking to invest in climate risk management: survey
Lack of knowledge, budget constraints could be among reasons that are holding firms back
Issue 179: No longer the poorer cousin of mitigation?
This week in ESG: Growing momentum in adaptation financing
Adaptation financing to gain momentum in 2026: sustainability analysts
This follows call from UN to treble such financing by 2035
Financing Asia’s green future: How UK-Singapore partnership is driving the transition
Blended finance is central to this strategy
Issue 173: Coal confronts imperfect pathways; COP30 leaves world wanting more
This week in ESG: Coal Transition Commission tackles scaling solutions; COP30 wraps up with adaptation target
Asia’s path to climate leadership is clear – now the capital must align
For the region to move from passenger to pioneer, it must fix the mismatch between local ambition and global finance
Touchstone Partners launches US$10 million green fund, tapping Net Zero Challenge to attract global startups to Vietnam
Annual startup competition, co-organised with Temasek Foundation, has attracted more than 1,600 applications over the past three years
Regulators, industry groups may need to fill gap left by closure of climate banking alliance, say observers
In the absence of separate scrutiny, the onus also falls on banks themselves to be transparent
Issue 171: COP30 turns spotlight on adaptation; MAS pushes forward on transition credits
This week in ESG: Climate negotiators tackle adaptation finance, indicators; industry coalition issues final report on carbon credits for early retirement of coal plants
COP30: Adopting an outcome on climate adaptation is a start for financing to flow towards Asean
Climate finance and nationally determined contributions will also be on the table at this year’s talks
