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...
Green stepping stones: Malaysia's journey towards tackling climate change
What are the climate risks and opportunities faced by Malaysian industry? How well are companies in Malaysia positioned to manage growing risks and capitalise on opportunities? The answers to these questions will reveal the extent to...
Asian Cropportunities: Supplying Raw Materials for Plant-based Meat
Most of the food consumed by humans is derived from a handful of crops. This also rings true in plant-based meat alternatives, where the majority of products rely on two main crops: soy and wheat. As...
Exploring the appetite for Alternative Proteins
Download Report Download Report Here for further insights into the land impact of the growing demand for alternative proteins. “Collectively, all animals reared for consumption require an estimated 32.1 million km² to grow; land area approximately...
Tracking the Transition
This benchmarking report provides an expert review of the strategy and environmental performance of the six largest listed coal-fired power companies in China based on company reporting between 2015 and 2018. These companies have among the...
CG Watch 2018
ACGA’s ninth report in collaboration with CLSA. Titled “Hard Decisions”, the report examines the difficult strategic choices that Asian market participants face in selecting the best way forward for CG reform, such as between dual-class shares...
GRESB 2018 Results
For 2018, 903 property companies, real estate investment trusts (REITs), funds, and developers participated in the Real Estate Assessment, an increase of 6% on the previous year. The Assessment now covers more than 79,000 assets (of...
Charting Asia’s Protein Journey
Higher urbanisation rates and growing wealth in emerging Asian countries are expected to drive demand for meat and seafood in Asia. However, the unconstrained growth in consumption of meat and seafood will have significant negative environmental...
Decision Time: Should DBS sacrifice strategic potential for a few more coal plants?
DBS issued a new climate policy to coincide with Singapore’s Year of Climate Action. But gaps in the policy for coal plants in developing markets reveal a strategic disconnect. Short-term profits from coal-related activities may prevent...
