ESG
12,000 Marriott suppliers in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia to get same-day invoice financing by OCBC
The partnership gives the hospitality group’s SME suppliers quick and seamless access to capital, and enables them to be more sustainable
Hopes are for impact investing to fill funding gaps in Asia – but less attractive returns are an obstacle
Barriers to growth in the region’s sector include fragmented deal flow and the perception of high risks
Asian utilities slow to confront climate risk
ASIA might need to grow up when it comes to protecting its power sector against climate-related loss and damage, a new report has suggested.
For SMEs, tracking carbon emissions is not about theory but growing the business
Property player CDL works with its SME suppliers to develop a decarbonisation road map
EU reaches tentative deal to set 90% emissions cut goal for 2040
The bloc already has two binding targets: net zero emissions in 2050 and a 55% cut by 2030 from 1990 levels
Chinese clean-energy foreign investment surging, says think tank
Washington’s hostility to clean energy has also played into Beijing’s hands
OCBC invests in low-carbon steel in Malaysia’s Sabah
The investment is for the development of a hot briquetted iron plant, which will be part of South-east Asia’s largest integrated low-carbon steel plant
‘All being poisoned slowly’: Air purifiers offer only limited respite from India’s chronic pollution
Delhi’s has been swinging within the “severe” range of 250 to 400 in 2025, even touching a catastrophic 900 in early November
Transport, agriculture most exposed to flood risk in South-east Asia: report
BMI study notes that more people in region will be affected as global warming accelerates and populations in vulnerable areas grow
South-east Asia’s ESG bond proceeds rebound with 73% jump in Q3 2025
Issuance of environmental, social and governance loans rise 33.3% to US$14.8 billion over the same period
