Category: ESG Asia
Uzbekistan is moving to anchor itself in the global sustainable aviation fuel market with a $6.08 billion agreement to develop a large-scale biofuel complex in the Khorezm region, marking one...
Corporate climate action is entering a new phase of scale and geographic redistribution, according to new data from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The group’s Trend Tracker 2025 shows...
Circulate Capital has secured $220 million at the first close of its second Asia-focused fund, positioning itself ahead of a challenging global fundraising environment and reinforcing investor appetite for circular...
A multi-stakeholder initiative aimed at reshaping tourism across Southeast Asia is scaling its reach, directing new capital toward businesses that embed environmental restoration and community development into their operations. The...
A €200 million ($216 million) financing agreement between EIB Global and Techcombank will accelerate Vietnam’s transition to a low-carbon economy, with a strong focus on mobilising private capital into green...
• VPBank is pursuing a $1.2 billion sustainability-linked loan, among the largest ESG financings in Vietnam• Deal highlights continued investor appetite for ESG-linked lending in emerging markets despite global moderation•...
The Global Reporting Initiative is reestablishing its presence in Vietnam with a new national program aimed at strengthening corporate transparency and scaling sustainability reporting across one of Asia’s fastest-growing economies....
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued new supervisory guidelines directing banks, insurers and asset managers to embed climate transition planning into their core risk management practices. The guidance...
Vietnam Pushes LNG Expansion To Support Rapid Economic Growth State utility Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has awarded a construction contract worth $974 million to a consortium led by PowerChina and...
Hong Kong Launches Phase 2A Update to Sustainable Finance Taxonomy The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released the Phase 2A update of the Hong Kong Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance on...
Equinix will allocate more than S$9 million ($7 million) through 2028 to accelerate clean energy research and policy development in Singapore, positioning digital infrastructure and data center energy demand as...
• Total committed capital now $460 million toward a $500 million target for Asia focused climate investments• Blended finance structure mobilizes private capital into renewable energy, battery storage, efficiency and...
• Singapore launches new ecosystem to accelerate high integrity blue carbon credit development and biomass measurement capabilities across Asia.• WWF and EDB partnership strengthens measurement, reporting and verification capacity while...
Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC, Masdar, has entered the Malaysian market with a landmark power purchase agreement to develop a 200MW floating solar photovoltaic project at the Chereh Dam...
• RSB ICAO CORSIA certification places EcoCeres’ SAF among the most rigorously verified fuels globally, meeting strict climate, social, and biodiversity criteria• Certification supports airlines facing CORSIA compliance and emerging...
As artificial intelligence accelerates the expansion of data centres across Asia, TotalEnergies has locked in a 21-year renewable power supply agreement with Google to support the tech giant’s growing footprint...
• ADB commits $500 million in policy based financing to strengthen marine ecosystem governance, waste management, and blue economy investment in the Philippines.• Blue economy sectors already contribute Php1.01 trillion...
Google has signed a long-term power purchase agreement to secure solar electricity from a nearly 30-megawatt project in northern Malaysia, deepening its push to decarbonize energy-intensive operations in one of...
• Vietnam’s first National Sustainable Cooling Plan projects more than 800 TWh of electricity savings by 2050 and a 97 per cent reduction in cooling-related emissions compared with business-as-usual.• The...
• ADB and the IAEA sign a formal cooperation framework to guide safe, sustainable nuclear deployment, including small modular reactors, across developing Asia-Pacific economies.• The agreement follows ADB’s updated energy...
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