Sustainability
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Southeast Asia primed for investments to bridge sustainability opportunities, says Bain & Co, Temasek report
SEA needs to move from promises to action and bridging the gap between opportunities and results will be a key milestone. We remain bullish on the $1 trillion economic opportunities in SEA, but we need to step up as a region to strengthen the investable market and increase green capital flows,” said Dale Hardcastle, Partner and Director of the Global…
June 8, 2022
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Gobi Partners publishes inaugural Sustainability Report
"It is especially poignant for Gobi to publish our first Sustainability Report during Pride Month and on World Environment Day, and we look forward to further advancing and promoting environmental stewardship, social progress, and good governance through our work highlighted in this report and our sustainability initiatives in the future," Gobi said.
June 7, 2022
Singapore’s Temasek allocates $3.64B for decarbonization investment platform
Singapore state investor Temasek said Monday it has commited an initial amount of S$5 billion ($3.64 billion) to establish GenZero, an investment platform company that aims to accelerate decarbonisation, for future generations towards a net zero world.
June 6, 2022
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ESG investing means funding more female entrepreneurs
Improving women’s access to finance could boost global economic output by up to $28 trillion by 2025, according to the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
June 3, 2022
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Climate financing: A failure of current systems of accountability?
As we seek better and tighter structures to dish out climate finance, there is increasing rhetoric on both the good and bad that blockchain technology brings. It is up to us as global citizens, global communities, and companies to band together and call upon greater accountability for the survival of our planet.
June 2, 2022
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The social imperative for start-ups to grow
It has become imperative for businesses to consciously and intentionally incorporate social purpose and impact into their business model early on.
May 31, 2022
Climate tech startup Allinfra raises $6M in Series A funding round led by Nomura
Allinfra today announced the closing of its Series A funding round. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the company develops enterprise software designed to help institutions across a range of industries achieve their sustainability goals.
May 25, 2022
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CBDCs, Carbon Credits, and the carbon constrained world
Drawing experiences from the gold mining and oil digging era, it is always about control of resources. Those in control of the technology to harvest the minerals can endlessly exploit countries with the mineral resources but are unable to harvest. The ones who made the most money during the gold rush were selling the pickaxes and wheelbarrows. Similarly,…
May 20, 2022
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The climate change reality for businesses
A climate of economic, policy, and market uncertainty has prompted many companies to take a cautious approach towards climate change. Under these circumstances, it's not surprising that Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) are generally reluctant to put climate risk at the forefront of their priorities. Many are still trying to understand the…
May 18, 2022
Singapore’s UOB The FinLab launches The Greentech Accelerator to support greentech startups
Singapore UOB innovation accelerator The FinLab unveiled Thursday The Greentech Accelerator, a new, global programme aimed at supporting innovative greentech solution providers regionally and globally to drive their company’s sustainable mission forward. As part of the first cohort, the programme will focus on greentech solutions including energy…
May 5, 2022