Wealthy investors are increasingly seeding regional entrepreneurs and backing solutions to Asian challenges.
Climate Action Partnerships
The Green Climate Fund is also keen to partner with asset owners, especially for blended finance and impact investing projects, CIO Henry Gonzalez told AsianInvestor.
The fund has teamed up with the Global Green Growth Institute following Xi's pledge of a stronger emphasis on sustainability for its flagship national initiative.
Temasek believes that carbon markets are critical for achieving net zero, while investing in sustainable economic growth is a fiduciary responsibility for long-term investors.
The Chinese life insurance company believes that local expertise is important in identifying long-term investment opportunities under China’s carbon neutrality target.
Southeast Asia's window of opportunity to accelerate decarbonisation with actionable ideas was showcased in a report co-authored by Temasek, GenZero and other entities.
Investors need to collaborate more and put pressure on policymakers to make markets more sustainable, said speakers at a recent Asia Investor Group on Climate Change net zero webinar.
Developing and rural parts of the region need a more tailored financial approach to fund energy transition, according to the group CIO of the Hong Kong-based insurer.
Pressure is being brought to bear on global institutional investors as the full implications of sustainability reporting become clear.
Impact investing is one of four key priorities for one of the world's largest environment-focused asset owners.
Singapore government agencies are at the forefront of moves to bring more capital and expertise to tackle the climate crisis in emerging markets.
Carbon finance can incentivise climate action and be especially useful for emerging markets that don't have funds to carry out nature-based restoration or conservation projects, says a GenZero executive.