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sustainability-linked loans
Banking & finance
Do banks have a coherent money-making strategy when it comes to sustainability?
Banks are assessing risks and opportunities of the impact of climate change on companies and economies.
May 28, 2021
Green loans
Ascendas India Trust secures first $100 mil sustainability-linked loan
The Trust is entitled to a reduction in its interest rate when predetermined sustainability performance targets are met.
April 13, 2021
Sustainability
Wilmar obtains second sustainability-linked loan from OCBC totalling US$150 mil
The interest rate will be reduced on a tiered basis if Wilmar achieves a set of pre-determined targets.
April 01, 2021
Green loans
UIC secures its first green and sustainability-linked loans of $300 mil
The green and sustainability-linked loans are extended on a 50-50 basis by both UOB and DBS Bank.
March 01, 2021
Commentary
Green is good, but good takes more than green
SINGAPORE (June 3): The hen farm at Lim Chu Kang is like most others — noisy and an assault on the olfactory system. But in a corner of the farm, a number of large chicken coops can be seen from the road. Here, a fraction of the farm’s hens have relat
May 31, 2019
Sustainability
Green rush
The pot of ‘do-good’ money is growing quickly. But pockets and patience may not run that deep, so standards are needed to ensure resources are not squandered.
May 31, 2019
Sustainability
ESG investing faces sustainability test
SINGAPORE (June 3): The hottest acronym in asset management is ESG. Funds that take account of environmental, social and governance factors when deploying capital have sucked up more than US$1 trillion ($1.38 trillion) so far. More of them are becoming ac
May 31, 2019