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Inadequate sustainability financing for a third of Singapore SMEs
01 March 2022Just 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.
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Greenflation a key theme for 2022, says BlackRock
01 March 2022Experts at BlackRock and AGF Investments said 'greenflation' would be a key theme to look out for in 2022.
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There are limits to the positive impact of diversity
28 February 2022Greater nuance is needed in diversity discussions, said researchers, as more diversity does not always lead to better performance.
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Ukraine conflict 'won't undermine green transition'
28 February 2022The chair of the G7 Impact Taskforce (ITF) said the "tragedy" of Russia's invasion of Ukraine will not "undermine the most important direction of travel" of investment into the 'just transition' - a fair shift to a low carbon economy for ordinary workers and communities.
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IPCC report 'highlights need for adaptation finance'
28 February 2022The latest report from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) laid bare the pressing need to invest in adapting to the physical impacts of a warming planet.
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EU Platform social taxonomy overhaul tackles practical difficulties
28 February 2022A final report on an EU taxonomy of social factors has been published that seeks to establish a common structure with the existing environmental taxonomy by reining in initial proposals deemed too costly and complicated.
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ESG Data Trends in Asia-Pacific
28 February 2022ESG is re-shaping corporate sustainability in the region, argues Paul Wenman
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Higher returns and greater impact from Asian green bonds, investors say
25 February 2022Green 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.
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There is a 'good' and 'bad' greenium, says Banque de France
25 February 2022The Banque de France (BdF) said that there is a 'good' and 'bad' greenium attached to green bonds, and it is happy that currently the 'bad' greenium is "not that big".
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Belize blue bond programme could deploy globally
25 February 2022The 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.