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Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
Environmental, Social and Governance
Fund managers start axing ESG buzzword as greenwash rules bite
Europe’s landmark anti-greenwash rulebook is reining in an industry that ballooned to more than US$35 trillion
September 29, 2021
Climate change
Nature 'not just a passive victim' of economic development, also a potential asset class: DPM Heng
"Sustainability and prosperity can go together, rather than at each other."
September 29, 2021
Climate change
Impact of climate crisis could be more severe than Covid-19: President Halimah
"Our society grows when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in."
September 28, 2021
Environmental, Social and Governance
Invest in sustainability even if you don't believe in it: Federated Hermes
"If you simply refuse to own oil companies, the oil companies will not disappear.”
September 23, 2021
Environmental, Social and Governance
ESG talent shortage hindering sustainable investing in Asia: HSBC
Over 40% of institutional investors in Asia say staff shortages are holding back ESG investing, up from 26% in 2020.
September 22, 2021
Environmental, Social and Governance
WWF-Singapore launches online courses on sustainable finance
The ASFI Academy offers a suite of e-learning courses designed for those working in the Asian financial sector.
September 21, 2021
Environmental, Social and Governance
MAS weighs sustainability expectations with coming regulation
"Things are unclear... But we can’t wait for everything to be settled before starting anything."
September 08, 2021
1000th issue
ESG: Doing good, and we’ve been doing it a while
We go way back and take a look at the evolution of ESG, the sector that is transforming the financial industry from within.
September 02, 2021
Sustainability
Southeast Asia stands to gain US$12.5 tril if it takes the lead on climate action: Deloitte
"It's time to move away from the narrative of cost towards one of economic growth and success."
August 24, 2021
Environmental, Social and Governance
Lendlease, WWF-Singapore fill knowledge gap, not landfills, with mall waste report
Supermarkets are the culprits of producing the widest variety of plastic waste. The most common type of trash? Styrofoam boxes.
August 11, 2021