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UOB exceeds sustainability targets
17 February 2022United Overseas Bank Group's (UOB) sustainable finance portfolio reached S$17 billion ($12.6 billion) in 2021, exceeding its target of hitting a S$15 billion sustainable finance portfolio by 2023.
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Environmental risk regulations tightened in Nepal
16 February 2022Environmental and social risks will have to be considered by banks and financial institutions under new requirements from the Nepalese central bank.
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Building emissions database launched
16 February 2022An emissions database for European buildings has been launched by the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF).
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Asia's first ESG engagement fund to launch
15 February 2022An ESG engagement fund has been announced by Japanese insurance company Meiji Yasuda (MY)
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Asian sustainable high-yield credit fund launched
14 February 2022A fund that will invest in Asian high-yield credit 'displaying strong sustainability profiles', has been launched.
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Chaucer and Moody's announce ESG scorecard collaboration
14 February 2022Chaucer has announced it will collaborate with data analytics firm Moody's to create ESG scorecards which it claims would be the first of their kind in the (re)insurance sector.
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Singapore identifies sustainable finance core competencies
11 February 202212 technical skills and competencies needed by those working in sustainable finance have been set out by the Institute of Banking and Finance Singapore (IBF)...
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People moves 11 February 2022: S&P, Jupiter, Aviva, Abrdn & more...
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Asian responsible investment 'still lags Europe'
10 February 2022Asian asset managers are advancing their sustainable finance practices but still lag their peers in Europe, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)'s responsible investing report.
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Samama moves to S&P's Sustainable1
09 February 2022Fred Samama has been appointed as head of strategic development for S&P Global Sustainable1, its sustainable intelligence division.
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Financial innovation in the agri-food sector
11 July 2025New practices are needed to mitigate the climate and nature related risks in our food system, writes Daniel McQuillan
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Bank of England warns on 'carbon shocks'
11 July 2025The UK's carbon pricing scheme helped drive a rise and fall in inflation in recent years, a senior figure at the Bank of England said, as it warned that climate risks have yet to be fully priced-in to markets.
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People Moves, 11 July: Clifford Capital, Japan FSA, BNY, Revaia_ ... and more
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Mars launches $250m climate solutions fund
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EFRAG plans increased cull of ESRS datapoints in 'drastic decision'
11 July 2025EU advisers have revealed plans to cut datapoints in the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive by about 66%, in a move it said involved a "drastic decision" to cull all 277 datapoints organisations are currently given the option to report.