ESG

The insurer, which identified significant potential in the region's less mature but rapidly developing market, is constructing a local portfolio tailored to its balance sheet needs.

In the latest edition of AsianInvestor's op-ed series, a veteran venture capitalist writes that producing abundant, reliable and sustainable energy is the defining challenge of our time.

As impact investing goes from niche to mainstream, the region's family offices are positioned as ideal engines to power this transition and tackle the negative image trap holding back innovation thanks to their patient capital and local expertise.

The Hong Kong-based firm structures its impact portfolio with two-thirds in traditional private equity-style investments and the remainder in subsidised, high-risk assets designed to build out strategic ecosystems.

Institutional investors are boosting their global impact allocations, focusing on long-term assets despite rising anti-ESG sentiment.

The ReOcean Fund by the Foundation Prince Albert II de Monaco is capitalising on Asia's growing 15% portfolio share by targeting growth-stage ocean companies.

Singapore's groundbreaking carbon credit partnerships with nations like Paraguay demonstrate how small countries can balance technological innovation with climate ambition through high-integrity cross-border collaboration.

Institutional investors are now deploying a full spectrum of impact strategies, from catalytic capital to measurable "happiness return" frameworks.

From data centres and smart metering to semiconductor fabrication and green hydrogen, India's sovereign fund is targeting climate, digital and frontier technologies that will drive the next phase of economic transformation.

Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is ramping up renewable energy investment as the country targets a 2050 net zero goal.

Asset owners consider ESG a key element when making their investment decisions, but there is growing concern it could negatively impact their performance, Morningstar found in a new survey.

In this latest edition of our insider op-ed series, a development finance leader reveals how British International Investment is bridging Southeast Asia's climate funding gap through innovative financing that turns ambition into action.