Eco Money looks at the performance of ESG funds, listing regulations, global regulations for funds and corporates, as well as loans, bonds etc.
Latest episodes
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15 min
Eco Money: Are China's financial and policy reforms enough to push the world's biggest polluter towards domina…
At a time when the threat of climate change is prompting countries to reshape their environmental and energy policies, China's commitment through investments, manufacturing prowess…
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10 min
Eco Money: Is a carbon tax or emissions trading system more effective in reducing carbon emissions?
With an emissions trading system, the policy involves setting a total cap or limit on carbon emissions, which makes companies switch to low-emission or renewable energy sources. In…
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13 min
Eco Money: Can Carbon Credits sometimes be counterproductive?
Carbon offsets first took off in the 2000s when the UN launched the Clean Development Mechanism. For those who might not be familiar, carbon credits are intended to reduce, remove,…
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13 min
Eco Money: Is the financial model of natural asset companies flawed?
With the effects of climate change permeating through more layers of society, and natural resources growing scarcer - the concept of natural asset companies, a new investment model…
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9 min
Eco Money: Is there a green premium in the green bond market? And is the growth of green bonds set to fizzle o…
In recent years, the rise of green bonds has provided a promising financing mechanism in climate change mitigation efforts, and studies investigating this market have revealed the…
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13 min
Eco Money: How are the finances for sustainable infrastructure development shaped?
In the journey to go greener, infrastructure can be a powerful tool for fair and sustainable economic growth when done right. But, with differences across the world when it comes t…
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14 min
Eco Money: How are funds for conservation & climate action unlocked through nature bonds? Are the returns wort…
For many countries, debt burdens and lack of access to international capital are enormous hurdles to meeting their ambitious biodiversity and climate goals. With the latest launch…
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13 min
Eco Money: What role does blended finance play in Southeast Asia’s fight against climate change?
The UK government's development finance institution and impact investor, British International Investment (BII) recently launched Sustainable Asia Renewable Assets (SARA), a new re…
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10 min
Eco Money: What's stopping businesses from investing in nature? And a deep dive into gaps in Sustainability Re…
A recent analysis of 700 companies across 11 industries and 14 Asia-Pacific jurisdictions revealed that while 72% acknowledged issues like water and biodiversity, only 25% consider…
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9 min
Eco Money: What role should private capital play when public funding isn’t enough to tackle climate challenges…
Identifying financing needs for climate action is not straightforward, especially when it comes to finding equal footing and funding. With government budgets already strained and d…
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13 min
ECO MONEY: Highlights from half a decade of Eco Money
Over the past five years, the Eco Money segment has reported on record breaking temperatures, green bonds, blue bonds, brown bonds, and even rhino bonds - and shared the latest new…
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10 min
ECO MONEY: Equity emissions on the rise
Emissions have continued to slowly increase for equities. That’s according to the latest research from London Stock Exchange Group. This despite aggressive global decarbonisation t…
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16 min
ECO MONEY: Lack of employee sustainability training holding organisations back
Sustainability may be a top business priority, BUT would it surprise you to know that only 6% of business leaders report that their organisation has completed at least one round of…
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9 min
ECO MONEY: Which REITS are most susceptible to the effects of climate change?
According to a special report by consultancy, XDI - close to one in 10 assets belonging to Reits across Asia-Pacific will be at high risk from the effects of climate change and ext…
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15 min
ECO MONEY: Singapore sustainable energy professionals call for more aggressive action on goals
Singapore has once again emerged as the ASEAN leader in energy transition efforts, for the second year in a row. That's according to the latest annual survey by the Sustainable Ene…
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4 min
ECO MONEY: CEOs’ prioritization of sustainability has declined
There’s been a sharp decline in CEOs’ prioritization of sustainability - that’s according to the latest research from Bain & Co. Instead AI, growth, inflation, and geopolitical unc…
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10 min
Eco Money: Help on the way for cross border ESG reporting
Is your company ready to meet ESG reporting requirements?It can be complicated to navigate differing regulations and requirements if you are looking at cross market reporting. The…
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11 min
Eco Money: Momentum picks up for green investment in 2024
Global sustainable finance issuance volumes may be starting to see more green shoots in 2024. In the first half of 2024, issuance of sustainable debt around the world reached $800b…
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17 min
ECO MONEY: Taking sustainable Scottish luxury to the next level
According to recent research from Booking.com - over 80% of travellers state that sustainable travel is important to them. Booking.com gathered insights from 31,000 travellers acro…
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15 min
ECO MONEY: Unlocking new products key for energy providers
As a consumer, do you think you are doing as much as you can to be sustainable? According to the EY Energy Transition Consumer Insights Report 2024, 77% of energy consumers in Sing…