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Top 1000 Funds: Standards and expectations have moved quickly on ESG and sustainability reporting over the past four years, and the Hong Kong Exchange (HKEx) through its “Consultation Paper on Review of the ESG Reporting Guide and Related Listing Rules” has made an attempt to participate in this evolutionary process. This paper is an update to the exchange’s previous 2015 ESG guide, and while this step seems outwardly positive, we don’t believe it warrants an epaulette on HKEx’s shoulders?
Eco-Business: Banks in the 10 countries comprising the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are not responding fast enough to threats posed by climate catastrophe and environmental degradation, risking financial instability and social unrest in the region, a new assessment by non-governmental organisation (NGO) World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has found.
Fund Selector Asia: In Western markets, ESG investing is largely spearheaded by institutional investors. But in some Asian markets the driving force has been the regulator, according to Robert Mumford, Hong Kong-based portfolio manager for emerging markets at Gam Investments.
Thailand4: In collaboration with 15 commercial banks, the Bank of Thailand will establish guidelines for responsible lending as part of their sustainable business operation. Thai banks are encouraged to lend based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria which will serve as protection against adverse consequences, and thus ease potential problems.
The Phnom Penh Post: Financial institutions in Cambodia are joining in efforts to strengthen sustainable and responsible finance, according to Oxfam in Cambodia. The goal is to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and inclusive economic development.
The Asset: Interest in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing among Asian real estate investors is fast catching up with the level of interest in the US and Europe as a result of increasing awareness and level of knowledge.
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.
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