Industry roundup: 8 February
by Graham Buck
Asia’s PPAs hamper transition from coal; Customers rank NZ business banks; Monneo partners with Kantox; LendingKart partners with Amazon India
Environment
Industry roundup: 20 January
by Graham Buck
US$700m green bond funds Abi Dhabi solar; UK hosts Africa Investment Conference; BoA pontificates on “Britcoin”; Deutsche Bank warns on tech stocks
Industry roundup: 13 January
by Graham Buck
Maersk moves to greener fuel; Switzerland tests digital currency; India crackdown on commodity derivatives; Unilever’s ethical stance under fire
Industry roundup: 11 January
by Graham Buck
Kuwait targets sustainable finance; US jobs market turbulence to continue; Omicron to extend chip shortage; Milestone for UAE's Al Manassah
Venture capital “catching up on ESG issues”
by Graham Buck
Traditionally slow in considering environmental, social and governance aspects, venture capital firms have started to push for the adoption of ESG
Industry roundup: 28 December
by Graham Buck
Nepal co-operatives get financial lifeline; New milestone for digital renminbi; Use fewer new banknotes, urges MAS; Japan's anti- payment fraud league
Industry roundup: 21 December
by Graham Buck
Bank of Montreal buys Bank of the West; Vegan firms assessed; Maersk supply chain partnership with Unilever; Deutsche Bank's LatAm return
Industry roundup: 16 December
by Graham Buck
HSBC details plans to end coal financing; New landmark for digital yuan; Western Union in Ukraine team-up
Industry roundup: 14 December
by Graham Buck
Commerzbank tightens rules on fossil fuel; BIS focus on cross-border payments; Rho raises US$75m for expansion; Worldline, Bex Pay partner in Brazil
Insurers get the message on climate change, says BlackRock
by Graham Buck
While geopolitical risk is still their top concern, environmental risk has moved up the agenda
ESG: importance of data, take one step at a time
by Tim Nicolle , Founder & CEO, PrimaDollar
We need to measure where we are now and set targets for tomorrow. Finance should play its part
Industry roundup: 28 October
by Graham Buck
BNP Paribas launches law-carbon transition unit; Apollo bank wire network to debut in January; Blockchain-based platform Partior goes live
Industry Roundup: 14 October
by Graham Buck
News in brief featuring: BNP Paribas green ETF and Citi survey sees T+0 settlements as feasible
Deutsche Bank arranges trio of inaugural sovereign green bonds
by Ben Poole
A debut green gilt set the record for largest-ever green bond with the largest-ever orderbook.
Today’s biggest business risk: Flying blind into chaos and disappearing markets
by Jack Large
Climate change and the full ramifications of ESG CANNOT BE IGNORED, they need to be measured and managed with the latest technologies and insights
Deutsche Bank executes first green repo financing
by Ben Poole
The move comes as banks attempt to broaden the ESG solutions available to their clients.
BIS and HKMA investigate how tokenised green bonds can improve sustainable investment
by Ben Poole
The aim is to build a prototype digital infrastructure to enable green investments and help issuers and governments to meet ESG goals.
Strong demand for Côte d’Ivoire’s first corporate green bond
by Ben Poole
The oversubscribed local currency issue opens the Francophone West & Central Africa market for green bonds and real estate corporate financing.
Accelerating Colombia’s corporate ESG progress
by Ben Poole
A partnership is helping to measure the country's private sector contribution to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
How to become a competitive and attractive business partner of the future using ESG
by Jack Large
Two recent reports from CRISIL and AD Little show how corporate treasurers can now and should act more responsibly by DOING ESG RIGHT
Standard Chartered launches sustainable supply chain benchmarking tool
by Ben Poole
The online tool allows companies to compare their performance with peers on key sustainability and resilience indicators.
Foreign investment into Europe set to rebound in 2021
by Ben Poole
40% of businesses plan to expand operations in Europe in 2021, compared with 27% last year.
Industry focus: Global distributors investing in digital transformation
by Ben Poole
Sage research has shown the distribution sector to be resilient and innovative, with almost 80% adopting digital transformation strategies.
Banks in Singapore step up ESG action
by Ben Poole
A new carbon exchange marketplace offers a solution for corporates, while Deutsche Bank is establishing an ESG centre of excellence in the country.