Decoding Sustainable Finance
We attempt to break down complex issues surrounding the latest regulations and trends in sustainable finance.
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The Philippines' first real estate investment trust, or REIT, focused on clean energy made its debut on the country's stock market last year. China now has its eye on the financing channel too. Does this new mechanism come with drawbacks?
News / Policy & Finance
Explainer: Why has blended finance not lived up to its promise?
The innovative cocktail of public, private and philanthropic money was first touted as a solution to close the funding gap for the sustainable development goals in 2015. But eight years on, its promise to close a trillion-dollar financing gap rings hollow.
News / Policy & Finance
Explainer: The clamour for elusive climate grants
Developing nations say they do not want to be saddled with debt dealing with a climate problem they did not cause. But repayment-free money has been hard to come by, and may remain so at least in the short run.
News / Policy & Finance
Sustainability-linked bonds and how to use them credibly
Increasing investor scrutiny, alongside macroeconomic uncertainty, has led to a slowdown in the issuance of sustainability-linked bonds globally. How can this emerging financing instrument be structured to ensure greater transparency?
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21 August 2023
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News / Green Buildings
Hong Kong property firms object to likely SBTi rule change; say it will make net-zero targets ‘impossible to achieve’ in Asia
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News / Carbon & Climate
‘The market is big enough for everyone’: Climate advisory and investment firm Pollination opens Singapore office
The London-headquartered company launches in the city-state, a competitive market with all of the big four professional services … -
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News / Carbon & Climate
Singaporean rally-goers call on government to tackle climate crisis in tandem with high cost of living
Over 1,400 people attended the first physical climate rally since the pandemic. Alongside worker rights groups, climate campaigners … -
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Unhappiness among villagers in Rempang, close to Batam island, has led to riots in Batam City and threatens … -
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News / Carbon & Climate
Climate change 'is killing us' - UN sounds health alarm
The damage being done to public health by global warming is rising up the political agenda - and … -
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Opinion / Policy & Finance
Why I think the US is the biggest bully and blocker of climate action
Notably absent from the Climate Ambition Summit in New York was US President Joe Biden, raising questions on …
