Accelerating Sustainable Financing in Indonesia with ASSIST Joint Programme
The ASSIST Joint Programme aims to support sustainable development progress and accelerate sustainable financing in Indonesia.... Read more
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How to Encourage Private Sector Investments for Climate-Resilient Cities
A report published by Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance reveals vital aspects in encouraging private sector investments for climate-resilient cities.... Read more
Blended Finance as Alternative Financing for MSMEs
Innovative Financing Lab under the UN Development Programme (UNDP) published a policy brief titled “Deploying Blended Finance to Broaden Financial Access for MSMEs”.... Read more
Carbon Offset in Southeast Asia: Assessing Benefits and Opportunities
With its abundant tropical forests, can Southeast Asia achieve net zero by 2050 through carbon offset? Is the region ready to open its carbon market to the world?... Read more
Exploring Canada-ASEAN’s Sustainability Collaborations
The Canada-ASEAN Business & Investment Forum 2023 was held to facilitate the exchange of knowledge, build networks, and explore collaboration between leaders and executives of the regions.... Read more
Inside Experian’s Sustainability Journey: An Interview with Chief Sustainability Officer Abigail Lovell
It's important for all of your stakeholders to know that you have an ESG strategy, an investment plan, and most of all examples of how your company is contributing to sustainability around the globe. They need to know that it’s not just window dressing and it is something that employees can be very proud of, get creative with, and be engaged in.... Read more
Bank Syariah Indonesia’s Start in Financing Sustainable Initiatives with Corporate Social Responsibility
As financial service institutions, banks have enormous power in shaping our economy to be the foundation for a sustainable future. In Indonesia, Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI) is one of the financial institutions that have been implementing their CSR towards sustainability.... Read more
Growing Singapore’s ESG Ecosystem with ESG Impact Hub
The Hub intends to be the place of collaboration between ESG FinTech start-ups, financial institutions, and all the related stakeholders and anchors industry-driven sustainability initiatives.... Read more
AC Ventures: ESG and Impact Investing in Southeast Asian Startups
Most startups understand value optimization, and ESG strategy is in line with that to help them mitigate risk, streamline their operations, identify opportunities, access capital and valuation upside.... Read more
Investing $1 Billion in Climate Action Projects in the Global South
C40 recently announced new partnerships that would put over $1 billion into climate action projects in the Global South.... Read more