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  • Inadequate sustainability financing for a third of Singapore SMEs

    01 March 2022

    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

    28 February 2022

    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

    28 February 2022

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

  • Brown Advisory launches sovereign ESG bond framework

    24 February 2022

    Investment manager Brown Advisory has launched a "one size does not fit all" framework for analysing sovereign bonds against ESG criteria.

  • Credit investor to measure portfolio emissions

    23 February 2022

    A credit investor has launched what it believes to be the first European private market solution to provide greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting for a corporate credit portfolio.

  • £300bn of UK pensions assets linked to deforestation

    23 February 2022

    £306 billion ($416 billion) of UK pensions is invested in companies linked to deforestation, according to analysis by non-profits.

  • Chile prepares ground-breaking sovereign sustainability-linked bond

    23 February 2022

    Chile is preparing to issue a ground-breaking debut sovereign sustainability-linked bond (SLB) in "coming weeks" after publishing its framework.

  • Allianz to reject European executive pay policies without ESG metrics

    23 February 2022

    Allianz Global Investors will vote against executive pay policies at large European firms in 2023 if they are not tied to environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics.

  • Verisk launches new Sovereign ESG Ratings

    17 February 2022

    Data analytics provider Verisk Maplecroft has launched sovereign environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings,...

  • Sustainability-linked finance guidelines for shipping firms published

    17 February 2022

    Guidelines for shipping firms and lenders on issuing sustainability-linked loans and bonds have been published by a working group of Nordic firms in order to introduce a higher level of industry standardisation and avoid 'greenwashing'.