ESG

Regulators are taking steps to strengthen efforts for trustworthy ESG and sustainability reporting standards, which in turn can help reveal hidden value in investee companies.

Investee companies will be offered carrots for sustainability efforts but can expect the stick if they don’t, a senior executive said.

The South Korean sovereign wealth fund is wielding its voting rights to enhance ESG practices and climate change initiatives.

Concerted efforts are being made by regulators -- and increasingly by asset owners -- in the region to fund high-carbon emitters to transition to carbon-neutral or low-carbon operations.

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund recently removed a Korean energy firm from its portfolio due to Myanmar regime affiliations. AsianInvestor takes a look at other Korean companies from which the fund has decided to steer clear for different reasons.

Investors believe that institutional investments in alternative energy hold the key to the global decarbonisation effort and represent the next big step in the energy transition.

High-quality ESG data is in demand, but frustration and impatience with the investment industry’s lacklustre solutions have nudged many to spearhead their own efforts.

Incomprehensive data is a major challenge for investors when it comes to integrating and measuring ESG, but improvements are already happening, delegates heard at AsianInvestor’s Asia Investment Summit in Hong Kong.

HSBC Asset Management’s global CEO told AsianInvestor that he sees surging demand from asset owners for stakes in China's green transition, especially alternative investments in renewable energy and climate tech.

Although ESG-related investments are facing headwinds in the US, it could ultimately serve to strengthen the integration of the factors into asset management, delegates heard at AsianInvestor’s Asia Investment Summit in Hong Kong.

Winners of these awards were announced at a gala dinner at the Ritz Carlton in Hong Kong. AsianInvestor also hosted an awards ceremony for all the winners.

As asset owners emerge blinking in the daylight of the post-Covid reality, private markets and technology are offering the best way forward, two reports say.