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Malaysia’s Joint Committee on Climate Change (JC3) met last month to outline five initiatives to expedite the market’s transition to net zero. FA spoke to experts to assess the regulatory environment that Malaysia is working to cultivate, in support of climate-conscious investment.

The infrastructure investor has opened an office in Singapore, in part to support Infratil-backed renewables platform, Gurin Energy.

Eddie Yue, chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), tells FinanceAsia how he is leading the local banking market towards greener pastures.

Debt investors are becoming increasingly influential in green and sustainable finance transactions, as industry bodies and state governments get behind the climate change issue.

Many Asian companies are still oblivious to climate change issues, but CLSA says awareness will eventually evolve in the same way as it has for labour issues.