This report evaluates 100 listed Asian food buyers on their transition to responsible and sustainable proteins, assessing their sustainability strategies, targets, and performance. It reveals that the overall average score is just 9%, indicating low awareness...
Closing the Gap: The evolution of climate transition finance in China
The “Closing the Gap” report underscores China’s leading role in combating climate change but highlights the need for significant funding to reduce emissions from major polluters, particularly in energy-intensive sectors. While green finance has made strides,...
Foot on the Gas: Southeast Asia needs to pump the brakes on LNG
Southeast Asia should reconsider its growing reliance on liquefied natural gas (LNG) as it transitions from coal to renewables. Recent research reveals that despite being considered a cleaner alternative, LNG’s upstream emissions, comprising almost two-thirds of...
Singapore Banks Raise the Bar in Asia for Decarbonisation Targets
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Financing Singapore's Hydrogen Future
Singapore’s National Hydrogen Strategy appears to be meticulously conceived and well- situated within Singapore’s decarbonisation plans. Policy support will make hydrogen- related projects more bankable. However, financiers will still need to sort the wheat from the...
Charting Asia's Protein Transition
Discover the urgent need for Asia to transition its protein production and consumption in line with climate goals. Uncover key findings: by 2030, animal protein must decline for alternatives, and by 2060, most countries should have...
Banking on Transition Technologies: Beware of Lock-In Traps
Recent guidelines on transition technologies for Asia have been influenced by Japanese energy policies, which validate and promote CCUS and ammonia co-firing in the Power sector. These guidelines may be inappropriate for countries in Southeast Asia...
Responsible Protein Sourcing in Asia: Baseline Benchmark
Asia’s exchange-listed food buyers source meat, dairy, seafood and eggs for everyday home, restaurant, airline and hotel use. Many also export beyond Asia. Until now, they have not been benchmarked collectively for their performance on the...
Banking Asia’s Future: How to Align With National Climate Plans
Asia’s governments have declared long-term net-zero targets and are introducing regulation to spur action in the short to medium term across the region’s economies. Asia’s banks have a choice. They can set strategies that anticipate regulatory...
CG Watch 2020
“Future Promise” is the Asian Corporate Governance Association’s tenth biennial CG Watch report. As with previous editions, it explores ESG performance and practice by market, ranking the Corporate Governance standards of twelve Asia-Pacific markets. Australia heads...
