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Unlocking Capital for Sustainability

Stories inspired by Eco-Business's annual green finance event, Unlocking Capital for Sustainability.

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Eufrocinio Bernabe Jr, assistant secretary at the Department of Finance, making a pitch for the Maharlika Investment Fund at 'Unlocking capital for sustainability' Philippines, says it is an additional source of capital for renewables.

19 Sep 2023

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The emergence of energy transition mechanisms like the JETP is an interesting development, says a Bank Negara Malaysia representative at the regional edition of ‘Unlocking capital for sustainability’. The central bank is exploring whether such funding channels will work.

Unlocking Capital for Sustainability Indonesia panellists at the Pullman Hotel in Jakarta

Speaking at the Unlocking capital for sustainability Indonesia event, experts said there was work to be done to improve the risk and return profile of sustainability projects if Indonesia is to achieve its national net-zero by 2060 target.

UOB chief sustainability officer Eric Lim

EB Studio Transition finance is critical to help companies decarbonise, and time is running out.

21 September 2022

19 September 2022

Labourers carry baskets of coal in Tamil Nadu, India.

12 September 2022

7 September 2022

Coal power plant, Indonesia, Korean-backed

2 September 2022

Flooding in Mentakab Town central Pahang, Malaysia, in December 2021.

11 September 2020

10 September 2020

6 March 2020

A coal-fired power station on Lamma Island, Hong Kong. Image: Robin Hicks/Eco-Business

21 February 2020

60 per cent of Prudential Singapore's staff are women. A higher female ration has helped the company in two key ways: collaboration and relationship-building. Image: Prudential Singapore

8 February 2019

Brian Reilly, founder and chief executive of Revolv, talks on a panel at Unlocking Capital for Sustainability. Reilly raised US$500,000 from Hong Kong-based hedge fund Sylebra and is looking to secure more funding to aid the company’s launch in Singapore. Image: Eco-Business

24 January 2019

Opening plenary at Unlocking capital

14 February 2018

Eco-Business managing editor Jessica Cheam, Moxie Future founder Jessica Robinson, Standard Chartered Bank executive director, capital solutions, Rahul Sheth, and Georg Kell, chairman, Arabesque, and founding executive director, United Nations Global Compact. Image: Eco-Business

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