Sustainability

British International Investment (BII), the United Kingdom's development finance institution (DFI), announced Tuesday it has committed £308 million ($400 million) in climate finance across South-East Asia during its current strategy period, advancing its ambition to invest up to £500 million ($666 million) by 2026.

The Advisory Committee on Sustainability Reporting (ACSR), chaired by the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), announced Monday its approach to addressing non-compliance with regulatory sustainability reporting requirements developed in alignment with the National Sustainability Reporting Framework (NSRF).

The future of cooling will be defined by balance; keeping the world comfortable while keeping it green. And that, perhaps, is the smartest way to stay cool in a warming world.

HSBC Malaysia has recently provided its first social loan facility to Bay Harbour Ventures Sdn Bhd (BHV), a special purpose vehicle by peer-to-peer (P2P) lender CapBay.

Touchstone Partners has launched a new $10 million Green Transition Fund, to support startups in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.

ENGIE, a France-based low-carbon energy and services, and Sunway Property, the property arm of Malaysia-based Sunway Group, announced Tuesday the expansion of the Sunway Square district cooling system partnership through their joint venture, ENGIE-Sunway DCS Sdn Bhd, to serve Sunway Education’s facilities, including Sunway University and Sunway College…

Aster, a provider of energy and chemical solutions in Southeast Asia, and Aether Fuels (Aether), a sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) producer, have on Tuesday signed an agreement to develop the first next-generation, commercial-scale SAF production facility in Southeast Asia at Aster Pulau Bukom in Singapore.

Having successfully established these foundational pillars, Malaysia is now holistically prepared to achieve Net Zero by 2050. Through both local and international collaboration, we believe this action-oriented mission transcends geopolitics or trends. It is a matter of national responsibility and economic prudence, ensuring a secure and sustainable future…

Bursa Malaysia Berhad and AmInvest have on Wednesday launched the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia ETF, marking Malaysia’s first and only sustainable and responsible investment (SRI)-qualified exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the market, adding to AmInvest’s existing suite of ETFs.

Mandala Capital, a private equity fund investing in the agriculture and food sectors across South and Southeast Asia, announced last Thursday that the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has officially approved the Mandala Capital SSEA Food Fund at its 43rd Board Meeting.