sustainable investing
Issue 176: Indonesia’s U-turn on coal phase-out; climate scenarios caught in paper retraction
This week in ESG: Cancellation of coal plant’s early retirement jeopardises multilateral programme; Retracted study used to model climate damage by central banks
Investor interest in Indonesia’s energy transition may suffer after first coal phase-out project scrapped
The policy U-turn contradicts the country’s own commitments, says a think tank
Issue 175: Sembcorp courts still-brown Alinta; Asia can’t let coal go
This week in ESG: Sembcorp to buy Australian utility A$6.5 billion; coal phase-out fizzling out in Asia
Financing Asia’s green future: How UK-Singapore partnership is driving the transition
Blended finance is central to this strategy
Why Asean’s next decade will shape the global energy transition
With energy demand rising and climate risks escalating, Maybank is teaming up with partners to bridge the capital gap for a more sustainable future
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
Issue 170: Potential CapitaLand, Mapletree merger’s ESG challenge; COP30 confronts US pullback
This week in ESG: Temasek-linked real estate companies explore union; report finds US gains at expense of others in climate withdrawal
Private equity veteran goes all out on extreme weather bets
The market for so-called adaptation and resilience strategies may reach US$1.3 trillion by 2030, and presents clear opportunities for investors
Issue 168: S-E Asia’s attainable smart grid; new GRESB rankings show progress
This week in ESG: US$11 billion can deliver Asean smart grid, says think tank; average scores improve in real estate sustainability benchmark
Issue 167: Seatrium tosses in offshore turbulence; Singapore greenlights novel green jet fuel model
This week in ESG: Cancelled job rocks Seatrium offshore wind business; Singapore adopts fixed-cost envelope approach to adopt sustainable aviation fuel
