ESG in Banking
Mizuho Bank inks MOU with Morocco’s Attijariwafa Bank for ESG collaboration
It expands their earlier business cooperation MOU signed in August 2019.
Mizuho Bank inks MOU with Morocco’s Attijariwafa Bank for ESG collaboration
It expands their earlier business cooperation MOU signed in August 2019.
Banks must amp up management of nature risks in net zero policies: WWF
Science-based decarbonisation targets must be set to improve their energy sector portfolios.
HSBC to stop funding new oil and gas projects: report
They will continue to finance energy companies at a corporate level to help them transition.
MUFG Bank signs BTNZ as first client for green deposits product in New Zealand
The funds are used for green loans in clean transportation and green development.
Thailand’s KBank earmarks $5.53b for sustainable funding, loans
The bank says it will grant the funding and loans to 1.9 million small pocket customers.
OCBC reveal employee-run community farm in Central Business District
\It is expected to produce 140 kgs of vegetables annually.
Singapore unveils industry guidelines for sustainable private banking
The industry group sustainability taskforce has also developed a training benchmark.
60 largest banks need $210.2b to cover future fossil fuel losses: Finance Watch
Basel’s current framework encourages continued build up of risk, the nonprofit warned.
DBS unveils targets for decarbonisation, data coverage under net zero goal
It plans to reduce emissions from O&G sector by 28% in 2030.
BOC Hong Kong arranges $115.8m green-linked loan for China Overseas Land & Investment
COLI will enjoy savings in borrowing costs should it meet performance targets.
Standard Bank Bangladesh unveils its first-ever sustainability report
It made use of the GRI Standards.
DBS Hong Kong grants US$35m green-linked loan to down apparel firm Bosideng
The loan has a one year tenor.
Maybank sets financed emission baseline, adopts ESG transition strategy
It is the first bank in Malaysia to do so.
Citi unveils Sustainable Time Deposit solution in APAC
It will fund environmental and social projects such as water and sanitation infrastructure.
Thailand plays catch up with global green finance goals
Banks are calling for legislators to impose carbon tax and a common taxonomy of goals.
Bank of East Asia joins the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials
BEA is required to disclose data publicly on financed emissions within the next three years.
Citi joins the Alliance for Green Commercial Banks in Asia
HKMA and the IFC jointly launched the Asia chapter of the alliance in 2020.
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