(24 March 2021 – Global) Global banks provided $750bn in financing to coal, oil and gas companies last year, despite many having pledged to back the Paris climate […]
(24 March 2021 – Singapore) Standard Chartered has announced that the Bank is launching sustainable trade finance solutions across Asia, Africa and the Middle East, Europe and the […]
(11 March 2021 – Global) SWIFT has integrated the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) sustainable trade finance guidelines into its KYC registry, making it easier for financial institutions […]
(9 March 2021 – China) Standard Chartered unveiled growth targets for its Greater Bay Area (GBA) business, increasing its headcount from 1,400 now to 2,500 in 2023. The […]
(2 March 2021 – Global) On her first day in the role, Citigroup’s new CEO has announced the bank will achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in its financing […]
(08 February 2021 – Australia) Increasing priority on environmental, social and governance (ESG) on the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic is underpinning growth in Australian green bond issuance and […]
(09 December 2020 – Europe) Deutsche bank have decided to link executive management’s pay with Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria. All management compensations for 2021 will be […]
(2 November 2020 – United States) Santander’s commercial banking division have recently announced new funding for the renewable energy company ‘DB Energy Assets’ who are based in the […]
(23 October 2020 – Singapore) Asset manager Schroders announced plans to accelerate its sustainability initiatives across the Asia Pacific from Singapore, in anticipation of growing demand for sustainability-focused […]
(22 October 2020 – Hong Kong) Société Générale (SocGen) has appointed Yasmine Djeddai as head of sustainable finance for Asia Pacific, a newly created role, in recognition of […]
