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Why China’s clean energy projects, and efforts to green its heavy industry, matter for climate change.
Manufacturing
Can joint financing for Asian manufacturers help clean up fast fashion’s supply chain?
There is a disconnect between brands' pursuit of decarbonisation targets and the provision of financing to their suppliers. Companies such as H&M are now working with banks in the region on new loan structures to support factory upgrades. Will that make a difference?
Policy & Finance
DBS updates coal policy to allow for managed phase-out; first Southeast Asian bank to do so
The Singapore lender, which has cut a third of its coal exposure since 2021, said that its pledge to cease financing new coal assets remains unchanged. It is still undecided on how to account for this emerging emissions category.
Policy & Finance
India bets on green credits, but could they reward deforestation?
Companies that clear forest may end up profiting from the Green Credit Programme, which aims to protect the environment.
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