sustainable finance
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
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
Asian utility companies to face climate-driven losses of US$8.4 billion by 2050: report
A report by the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change and MSCI notes that failure to adapt will increase operational costs and fixed asset losses
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
COP30: About one-third of world’s coal fleet shows ‘significant’ opportunity for early shutdown, says report
Coal Transition Commission notes that 80% of this capacity are young to middle-aged assets which offer potential for significant emissions reductions
Issue 172: Asean Taxonomy’s unfinished business; data centres encroach on palm oil
This week in ESG: Asean launches complete version of sustainable finance criteria; Malaysian plantations to build green data centres
COP30: Singapore, Malawi sign preliminary carbon credits deal
MOU paves way for trading of carbon credits aligned with Article 6 of Paris Agreement
COP30: Singapore, Thailand looking to launch call for carbon project applications in Q1 2026
They release a list of programmes and methodologies that meet the requirements for the international transfer of carbon credits
Asean’s new ESG rulebook faces a reality check
The ACMF Action Plan 2026-2030 is positioned as a road map for credible, comparable disclosures in the region
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
