Sustainability

AC Ventures (ACV), an Indonesia-based investment firm, has deepened its commitment to inclusive climate innovation through active participation in the We Fund Climate program by the International Finance Corporation (IFC).

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Trigger Asset Management (Trigger) have launched a partnership aimed at unlocking capital and strengthening support for startups and businesses advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

MVGX Tech Pte Ltd (MVGX), the sustainability partner of BDO in Indonesia, and BDO in Indonesia, the country’s accounting and advisory firms, have announced the expansion of their commercial partnership with the launch of a proprietary artificial intelligence (AI)-powered sustainability reporting platform.

ABC Impact, the Asia-focused impact investment firm backed by Singapore state-owned fund Temasek, has successfully completed the final closing of its second fund at over $600 million, doubling the size of Fund I.

The ASEAN Simplified ESG Disclosure Guide for SMEs in Supply Chains (ASEDG) Version 1, was launched this week by the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF) on the sidelines of the ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

As climate concerns and decarbonization targets reshape the global economy, Southeast Asia is emerging as a hotbed for green innovation—and Vietnam is doubling down. On April 16, 2025, the country’s MOST will host the Policy Dialogue Forum on Promoting Investment and Business Growth for Startups in Green Transition and Sustainable Development, a centerpiece…

Wavemaker Impact, the Singapore-based climate tech venture builder, has launched Nūl Global Technologies Pte. Ltd. (Nūl), an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven climate tech startup, with a $500,000 pre-Seed investment.

Global sustainable infrastructure firm Actis has announced the closing of the acquisition of a stake in Terra Solar Philippines, Inc. (MTerra Solar), with MGEN Renewable Energy, Inc. (MGreen), through its subsidiary SP New Energy Corporation (SPNEC).

Equinix, Inc, the global digital infrastructure company, announced Tuesday its issuance of S$500 million ($375.43 million) in green bonds in its inaugural offering in the Singaporean market.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the global development institution of the World Bank Group, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Cagamas Berhad, the National Mortgage Corporation of Malaysia, to advance green building finance in Malaysia, further supporting the country’s sustainable development goals.