SCMP: A “bidding war” is breaking out among companies in Hong Kong over senior and mid-level managers who have environmental, social and governance (ESG) expertise, as firms strive to reach their climate goals and meet tightening sustainability standards, according to headhunters.
Fund Selector Asia: Although many Asian private equity (PE) managers are taking significant steps to integrate ESG issues into their investment processes, only a quarter of them engage with their limited partners on sustainability issues, according to a report from Mayer Brown and Sedgwick Richardson.
ESG Clarity: Although many Asian private equity (PE) managers are taking significant steps to integrate ESG issues into their investment process, only a quarter of them would engage with their limited partners on sustainability issues, according to a report from Mayer Brown and Sedgwick Richardson.
Investment Week: Poor corporate governance is a specter that has lingered over Japan for decades, but while improvements have been made over the last decade, investors may still be overlooking ESG opportunities and risks in the market.
ESG Clarity: As Adani Group stocks tanked last month, following revelations of fraud and market manipulation at the Indian conglomerate, some investors in ESG-focused funds were surprised to find themselves exposed to losses.
BNN Bloomberg: China is planning to make ESG disclosures compulsory as part of efforts to shift to a lower-carbon economy, according to people familiar with the matter.
Business Times: PROCEEDS from South-east Asian environmental, social and governance (ESG) bonds rose 37.4 per cent year-on-year to US$2.9 billion in the last three months of 2022, bucking a global decline, according to data from Refinitiv.
Yahoo Finance: Sustainable funding held up in Asia during a rough patch globally last year thanks to strong local demand, and bankers say a pipeline of de-carbonisation projects is likely to keep deals flowing in 2023.
BNN Bloomberg: Asia’s major banks are seeing a widening gap between ESG leaders and laggards, as regulators in the region ramp up scrutiny of sustainable finance, according to WWF-Singapore.
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