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Singapore and China to make taxonomies interoperable

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the People's Bank of China have announced plans to make the Singaporean and Chinese sustainability taxonomies interoperable, as part of deeper sustainable finance cooperation between the two nations.

Impact verifiers BlueMark raise $10 million

Investor targets $500m with Greenland water shipping fund

Brookfield-led consortium to acquire Australian power generator

A consortium of Brookfield Renewable Partners, GIC, Temasek and MidOcean Energy, have agreed to acquire Australia's largest integrated power generator, Origin Energy, for AUD18.7 billion ($12.4 billion).

MAS urges insurers to help high emitters decarbonise

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has called for insurers to steer companies in the emissions intensive Asia-Pacific region towards more sustainable practices, as an executive warned insurers of high exposure to climate transition risks.

Singapore consults on 'measures-based' taxonomy for industrials

Singapore has proposed a 'measures-based approach' for the industrial sector in its taxonomy, under which companies would be encouraged to take action to reduce their emissions, such as retrofitting to deliver energy efficiency gains.

Asia-focused ESG technology on the rise

Technology built in and for local markets can provide valuable benefits, argues Darian McBain. Genevieve Redgrave reports

ThomasLloyd buys Delhi-based SolarArise

Private market ESG solutions 'growing at 42% per year'

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) solutions for private markets is a "small but growing area" that stands to benefit from growing demand for data and information services, according to consultancy Opimas.

100 largest ESG funds beat benchmark by 1% in 2022, Opimas says

The world's 100 largest environmental, social and governance (ESG)-themed funds outperformed their benchmark indexes by an "impressive" average of 1.1% over 12 months, according to research by Opimas.