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Sustainability
DBS equips 1,800 of its employees with sustainability skills
Those employees have deepened their knowledge to better help corporate clients identify sustainable financing opportunities.
July 10, 2023
Sustainability
Temasek and HSBC establishes sustainable infrastructure debt financing company; commits a combined US$150 mil of equity
Pentagreen will operate independently from Temasek and HSBC. The two founding shareholders will be represented on its board.
August 30, 2022
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
Bond market's summer musings
The climate in the region’s bond markets over the past eight weeks has been anything but idyllic.
September 02, 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
Environmental, Social and Governance
London Stock Exchange Group sets up sustainable finance innovation unit in Singapore
The unit, supported by MAS, will focus on creating sustainable finance capabilities.
September 01, 2021
Sustainability
Observing the 'green swans': events caused by climate change and biodiversity loss
The phrase "green swans" has been introduced to refer to events caused by climate change and biodiversity loss.
June 25, 2021
Sustainability
MAS taskforce issues guide for climate-related disclosures and framework for green trade finance
Based on the framework, HSBC and UOB have already piloted four green trade finance transactions.
May 19, 2021
Telecommunications
Singtel secures first sustainability-linked loan of $750 mil under new programme
The three-year loan from DBS, OCBC and UOB features interest rate discounts pegged to ESG targets.
April 22, 2021
Green loans
GLP raises US$658 mil in green financing led by ING
The loan, extended by ten banks, was led by Dutch lender ING.
February 22, 2021