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    HSBC Buys Biomass-Based Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Deal with Cathay Pacific, EcoCeres

    2024-11-22

    ESG Today: HSBC Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific and biofuels platform EcoCeres announced a new initiative aimed at helping to decarbonize air travel by supporting the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Hong Kong.

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    A Rush for Greener Offices in Asia Is Leaving Hong Kong Behind

    2024-10-30

    BNN Bloomberg: A lack of green offices is posing a fresh risk to Hong Kong’s beleaguered property sector amid a slump that’s already wiped billions of dollars from real estate values.

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    Stewart Investors Launches Asia Pacific and Japan Sustainability Fund

    2024-08-13

    Portfolio Adviser: The fund is available as an EU-domiciled VCC in Europe. It aims to achieve long-term capital growth by investing in a portfolio of 30 to 60 companies in the Asia-Pacific region, including Japan, which are helping to bring about a more sustainable future.

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    Switching to Sustainable Funds Offers Minimal Risk Impact: Study

    2024-07-24

    Funds Europe: Investors in Europe and Asia can transition to sustainable options with minimal impact on their portfolio exposures, according to a Morningstar research. Key takeaways from the report include insights into the limited growth bias of both active and passive sustainable strategies relative to their conventional peers.

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    China Property Crash Is Hurting Niche Pocket of ESG Finance

    2024-07-15

    BNN Bloomberg: Chinese developers are issuing far fewer securities tied to climate or social objectives, resulting in only $2.8 billion being raised in Asia Pacific in the first half, data compiled by Bloomberg Intelligence show. 

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    Major Chinese Asset Managers Have No Plans To Phase Out Fossil Fuel Investments, Greenpeace Says

    2024-06-21

    XM: Major Chinese asset managers have trillions of dollars invested in fossil fuels with no plans for a phase out, a new Greenpeace report said.

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    Survey Shows Waning Interest In ESG Funds

    2024-05-23

    Funds Global Asia: Investors across Asia have become more sceptical about the credibility and performance of ESG funds, according to recently released research.

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    Fragile Support for Sustainable Funds in Asia

    2024-05-02

    ESG Clarity: Excluding China, Asia ex-Japan recorded net inflows of roughly $622m in the first quarter of 2024, down from $1.7 billion registered in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to report by Morningstar.

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    Hong Kong Exchange to Require IFRS-based Climate Disclosure Beginning 2025

    2024-04-25

    ESG Today: The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong announced that all listed companies will be required to begin providing mandatory climate-related disclosures based on the IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) new reporting standards, with Scope 1 and 2 emissions disclosure beginning as of the 2025 reporting year.

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    Japan Releases Proposed IFRS-Based Sustainability Reporting Standards

    2024-04-09

    ESG Today: The Sustainability Standards Board of Japan (SSBJ) announced the release of new exposure drafts for proposed standards for companies to report sustainability and climate-related information, based on the recently released sustainability disclosure standards by the IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB).

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