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Asset managers in Asia Pacific are working hard to refine the recipe for sustainable investing. Selecting the right ingredients is the first step to success.

MAIF Solutions Financières, a subsidiary of the French insurer, is distributing a unique type of structured notes that supports, through the purchase and cancellation of carbon credits, a project contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in sub-Saharan Africa. This product, which supports a voluntary climate action, is an innovation of Societe...

Sustainability has become a priority for South Korea’s government, financial institutions, companies and society as a whole. That is driving greater demand for ESG-linked investment opportunities and risk management solutions. Societe Generale is leading the way, creating innovative investment and risk management products that meet this need. Two recent...

"Export finance plays a big role in sustainable development and will be a key enabler to unlock financing for the energy transition"

Faced with the growing importance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics, states and regulators have launched a wave of new regulations to establish a standardized framework and approach to ESG.

Alternative data can help investors capture broader and more timely insight into ESG performance

ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) investment in Asia Pacific is often assumed to be in its infancy, but market participants are confident that momentum is growing and that the region possesses the will and the means to progress rapidly – and perhaps even to surpass other regions’ ESG progress.

With its tremendous momentum in recent years, how is sustainable finance faring in the current market environment? Has the pandemic accelerated the integration of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria into investment processes? Have ESG investment solutions been impacted?

Enel has raised US$1.5 billion from a five-year bond that has broken new ground for environment-linked financing.

« Today we see interest for ESG solutions from a large universe of clients, ranging from asset managers, to private or retail banks, and to hedge funds », says Isabelle Millat, Head of Sustainable Investment Solutions for Global Markets.

The argument that returns from ESG-linked investments are worth more than a second look is playing out to the extent that buying into the sustainable finance model is nudging its way towards the mainstream.