Wilmar obtains US$100 million sustainability-linked loan from Maybank
AGRIBUSINESS company Wilmar International has secured a US$100 million sustainability-linked loan with a tenure of three years from Maybank, said both companies...
Suspicious China cooking oil is hurting US biofuels business
CHINA is flooding the US with used cooking oil that the biofuel industry says may be tainted, hurting American farmers and President...
Cut aid for livestock farms to help climate fight, World Bank says
WEALTHY nations should reduce financial support for livestock farming to help tackle pollution caused by consuming red meat and dairy, according to...
Singapore-based Princeton Digital gets green loan for US$1.5 billion Asia AI hub
PRINCETON Digital Group secured a US$280 million green loan to help finance a US$1.5 billion data centre it’s building in southern Malaysia...
US, Chinese climate negotiators meeting on greenhouse gas curbs
CLIMATE negotiators from the world’s top two greenhouse gas (GHG) emitters are set to meet this week in Washington for talks on...
Market-based schemes not reducing deforestation, poverty: report
MARKET-BASED approaches to forest conservation like carbon offsets and deforestation-free certification schemes have largely failed to protect trees or alleviate poverty, according...
South-east Asia ESG bonds issuance up 27.4% in Q1 2024 to US$5.1 billion
ENVIRONMENTAL, social and governance (ESG) bond issuances in South-east Asia are off to a strong start in 2024, after a tepid showing...
Data centre operators seek government support as demand for green energy surges
TOTAL power demand from data centres in Singapore is expected to rise as more companies digitalise and transition to using cloud infrastructure...
Emerging markets have greatest transition needs, offer most investment opportunity
IN THE past 10 years, emerging markets have accounted for 93 per cent of the rise in carbon emissions. In the next...
HSBC asked by US$890 billion investor group to set energy goal
A GROUP of HSBC Holdings investors wants the bank to set a funding target for renewable energy amid concerns its current green...