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The Asset: DBS Bank Indonesia (DBS) has partnered with PT Sumatera Timberindo Industry (STI), a premium wooden door manufacturer, to sign the first export financing sustainability-linked loan of its kind in Indonesia.
South China Morning Post: Listed companies in Hong Kong should go beyond international standards in disclosing greenhouse gas emissions and waste management data to improve the city’s response to environmental challenges, say campaigners.
Singapore Business Review: CapitaLand inked sustainability-linked loan agreements with Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, Natixis Bank and Societe Generale to raise a total of $300m.
The Guardian: India’s finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, has called for the creation of a “social stock exchange”, allowing ethically minded investors to buy stakes in social enterprises, volunteer groups and welfare organisations.
Business Times: Tackling social and environmental issues was the clarion call at the 7th Asian Venture Philanthropy Network Conference. The event, from June 25-28, saw the launch of the region's first multi-sector Climate Action Platform.
Opalesque: Almost one-third of respondents (29%) have an environmental, social and governance (ESG) policy in place for their alternative investments, and another third plan to implement an ESG policy over the next five years, said a survey.
The Asset: The offering represents the first euro-denominated green bond offering from the state lender and second green bond overall since its debut US dollar green bond in 2017. It also comes on the heels of KDB’s onshore offering raising 400 billion Korean won (US$337.7 million) from its two-year sustainability bond earlier in May.
IPE: The implications of climate change have certainly caught the attention of shareholders, with many now sending a clear message to corporate management that they are expected to act on it.
The Chronicle Herald: Hong Kong sold a five-year U.S. dollar-denominated green bond with a coupon of 2.5%, attracting over $4 billion in orders from investors globally, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority said.
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