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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?

For the partnerships to support developing nations to move towards clean energy, the criteria for receiving finance need streamlining.

The gathering, aimed at raising the bar for climate action ahead of COP28, will be preceded by a march against fossil fuels.

We asked six experts what to expect from China’s Belt and Road Initiative as it enters its second decade.

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Those suffering the worst from climate change need a say in how a new fund to help them is run – and direct access to its resources. By Harjeet Singh and Liane Schalatek

Recovery is being led by high-income countries, with low-income countries lagging far behind, worsening the global employment divide. By Olivier De Schutter

An Indian policy getting banks to open branches in underserved districts could be linked to lower rates of acute illnesses and pregnancy risks, and higher vaccination rates. The model could work for improving education globally too. By Kim Fe Cramer

It is important for companies to uphold their legal and moral responsibilities as they navigate through the energy transition. By Arsjad Rasjid

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By Mary Ellen Iskenderian and Graham Macmillan

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EB Studio Investors are starting to feel the effects of climate change in an unexpected place – their financial returns. There are now growing calls within the business community to improve the quality and coverage of climate risk disclosure.

Jovie Montajes, founder of Light of Hope PH

After 20 years without electricity, more than 50 households in Cebu's poorest district have been provided with solar energy, financed by carbon offsets.

Pension funds are some of the world's largest investors—holding trillions in assets—billions of which are pumped into fossil fuel companies like Shell, BP, and Total.

Eminent speakers and thousands of attendees discussed strategies for a resource-efficient future at Ecosperity Week 2019. As they heard about the science of global warming, delegates were called upon to be part of the solution.

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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas assistant governor tells the Eco-Business Podcast about the regulator’s maiden sustainability report that features an empirical study of climate impacts on banks as well as the nation’s first taxonomy.

EB Podcast with Elena Philipova, director of sustainable finance, Refinitiv

It is no longer business as usual when it comes to how we tackle climate change and rising global temperatures. Eco-Business speaks to Elena Philipova of Refinitiv about how data can ensure countries and businesses are delivering on pledges to decarbonise.

What are the dangers of gender bias in technology design and what are the market opportunities for womentech—technologies that centre the needs of women?

Exclusive The world's largest asset manager says it has put sustainability at the core of its investment approach. Eco-Business speaks to Shinbo Won, BlackRock's investment stewardship director in Singapore about what this means for investors, and how companies are responding to increased ESG pressure.

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