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    Singapore Releases Anti-Greenwashing Guidance for Companies

    2025-10-06

    ESG Today: Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry’s Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCS) announced today the issuance of a new guide aimed at helping companies navigate quality-related claims and avoid potential greenwashing in marketing about their products, services and their businesses.

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    Hong Kong Expands $31 Billion Green Bond Program to Fund Climate Projects

    2025-10-01

    ESG News: The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has released its Green Bond Report 2025, providing a detailed account of how HK$240 billion (US$31 billion) in sovereign green bonds have been allocated to climate and environmental projects.

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    MAS Appoints Abigail Ng as New Chief Sustainability Officer

    2025-09-29

    ESG News: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has appointed Abigail Ng as its new Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO), effective 6 October 2025, marking a shift in how the city-state’s central bank embeds sustainability leadership within its financial governance.

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    Temasek’s GenZero Commits to Climate Impact Milestone by 2028

    2025-09-10

    ESG News: Temasek-owned investment platform GenZero has published its inaugural sustainability report, setting out a new climate target and highlighting progress just three years after its launch.

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    Singapore Raises Over $500 Million for Green Infrastructure Blended Finance Fund

    2025-09-09

    ESG Today: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the central bank and financial regulator of Singapore, announced the first close of the Green Investments Partnership (GIP), raising $510 million in commitments for the blended finance partnership.

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    CapitaLand Launches New Framework to Quantify the Financial Return of Sustainability Investments

    2025-07-08

    ESG Today: Singapore-based real estate investment manager CapitaLand Investment (CLI) announced the launch of its new “Return on Sustainability (RoS) framework,” aimed at quantifying the financial value of green capital expenditure. 

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    Japan’s $1.7 Trillion Pension Fund Unveils New ESG Investment Strategy

    2025-04-01

    ESG News: Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) has outlined a comprehensive policy to ensure long-term, stable investment returns by prioritizing sustainability-focused investments, incorporating ESG (environmental, social, and governance) and impact considerations across its portfolio.

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    JLL Acquires Renewable Energy Banking Firm Javelin Capital

    2025-03-26

    ESG Dive: JLL, a Fortune 500 real estate and investment management company, has previously executed more than 150 deals and has participated in transactions worth $20 billion in Europe and Asia’s energy and infrastructure capital markets, according to the release.

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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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