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Issue 115: Banks confront facilitated emissions; South-east Asia’s sustainable jet fuel potential

Kenneth Lim
Published Fri, Sep 6, 2024 · 07:00 PM
    • Only a third of emissions facilitated by a bank’s capital-market deals is attributable to the bank under Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials rules.
    • Only a third of emissions facilitated by a bank’s capital-market deals is attributable to the bank under Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials rules. ILLUSTRATION: KENNETH LIM

    This week in ESG: Making sense of emissions from banks’ capital market deals; optimising South-east Asia’s potential for fuelling green flights

    Banking emissions

    The weight of facilitation

    The push for banks to account for their facilitated emissions is picking up. But as the industry confronts the question of how to do so, it’s important to help stakeholders understand the metric and to avoid unintended consequences.

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