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Green Investment Group creates offshore wind developer

Macquarie's Green Investment Group (GIG) has announced plans to launch Corio Generation, a specialist offshore wind developer.

$120m fund for Southeast Asian forests closes

New Forests' latest fund for sustainable forestry in Southeast Asia has closed with $120 million of commitments.

ERM acquires Australian sustainability firm

ERM has announced its acquisition of Point Advisory, an Australian climate change and sustainability consultancy which embeds sustainability principles into strategies and operations.

Carbon credit guidance for investors launched

Ceres has launched guidance to help investors assess the integrity of corporate net-zero commitments and the use of carbon credits to deliver these targets.

Inadequate sustainability financing for a third of Singapore SMEs

Just under a third of Singapore's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have inadequate financial support from government and banks to implement sustainable practices, said the United Overseas Bank (UOB). However, the majority are looking to incorporate more sustainable activities into their businesses.

There are limits to the positive impact of diversity

Greater nuance is needed in diversity discussions, said researchers, as more diversity does not always lead to better performance.

ESG Data Trends in Asia-Pacific

ESG is re-shaping corporate sustainability in the region, argues Paul Wenman

Higher returns and greater impact from Asian green bonds, investors say

Green bond investors in the Asia-Pacific region could see higher returns and generate much greater positive climate impact than their peers in developed markets, attendees at Environmental Finance's 'ESG in Fixed Income' conference heard.

Belize blue bond programme could deploy globally

The blue bond programme that fostered an innovative debt refinancing in Belize could be used to help countries around the world, an executive at a US non-profit has said.