The Asia Transition Finance Annual Report 2023 created by the Philippines’ leading bank BDO Unibank Inc., along with other leading Asian banks, highlights the enabling factors that are required to accelerate the adoption of transition finance.
Electric vehicles and ancillary services such as charging stations and battery providers represent a massive investible opportunity in the Asia Pacific region, according to a new report from FinanceAsia in partnership with DFIN.
A recent whitepaper from Stephenson Harwood highlights the steps needed to accelerate the embrace of ESG in Asia and the criticality of legal services in assisting companies with this transition.
Vietnam’s domestic corporate bond market has significant potential and its development is set to receive a boost with the launch of VIS Rating, a partnership by Moody's with several leading local financial institutions.
A combination of stricter requirements in allocating bond proceeds and higher bond yields has made China’s onshore green bonds an increasingly attractive option, says Sustainable Fitch.
Besides raising $6.73 billion in Southeast Asia’s largest rights issue in 2021, Indonesia-based BRI has emerged as a bank leading the change in the DEI and ESG spaces.
In a webinar on the sustainable investment landscape in APAC presented by FinanceAsia and London Stock Exchange Group, the panellists stressed the need for common standards and that sustainability need not be at odds with profitability.
With a business that encompasses thermal insulation, automotive parts and accessories and packaging, the Thailand-based Eastern Polymer Group is taking concrete steps to enshrine sustainability even as it pursues growth and expansion.
Ayala is stepping up to become a sustainable leader in its native Philippines and across the APAC region, with its willingness to explore novel approaches to ESG, as well its commitment to rigorous global benchmarks and scrutiny.