sustainable finance
Competing for capital: Estonia’s cleantech sector adapts to rising national security priorities
Its startups in the field say their tech can boost energy resilience and support the low-carbon transition
Singapore’s EMA to study potential of deploying geothermal energy
It is part of efforts to strengthen the Republic’s energy resilience and decarbonise the power sector
Low-carbon electricity trading between Singapore and India being mulled, says global solar body
Project is technically feasible but a detailed study on the commercial viability still has to be conducted
Issue 191: South-east Asia’s battery challenge; regional ESG debt issuance slows
This week in ESG: Asia’s renewable energy deployment at historic highs; South-east Asia new sustainable loans fall 46% in Q1 2026
UK’s impact investor to invest £1.1 billion towards energy transition in Asia’s emerging markets
Initiative will focus on investments that support emissions reduction in fast-growing countries with coal-based energy networks
ESG loans in South-east Asia fall 46% in Q1 2026 amid heightened volatility from Iran war
Proceeds from environmental, social and governance bonds decline 26.5% over the same period
Issue 190: Scenario gap in climate disclosures; sustainable finance and energy security
This week in ESG: Review finds progress in Singapore-listed companies’ climate reporting; sustainable finance critical to energy resilience for Singapore
Estonia races towards renewables for greater energy security – not because of the Iran war
Its clean energy push was mandatory after its accession into the EU in 2004 and accelerated after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022
40% of issuers required to make climate disclosures in FY2024 fully met SGX requirements: review
36% of issuers provided all 11 disclosures recommended under the TCFD framework
