Sustainable Investor
Asia-Pacific
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Asia’s Transition Problem: A Wake-up Call for Investors
January 7, 2026Transition finance frameworks should be time-bound, measurable, and oriented toward closure, says Christina Ng, Managing Director of the Energy Shift Institute.
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AI’s Water Use Ripples Far Across the Supply Chain
December 17, 2025Cathay Financial CIO Sophia Cheng and Ceres CEO Mindy Lubber argue that investors and companies should take greater notice of AI’s growing strain on water resources.
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Risk, Return and Responsibility – Episode 3: Australia’s ‘Super’-charged Renewables Transition
November 13, 2025In this episode, we ask when will investors get the information they need to invest confidently in the net zero transition, following turmoil in Brussels and the banking sector; we also explore the status of corporate transition planning and the...
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Australian Super Funds and the MySuper Performance Test: A Barrier to Sustainable Investing in 2025
August 5, 2025Australia’s superannuation system, managing over £2.5 trillion in assets as of 2025, is a global leader in retirement savings. The MySuper performance test, administered by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) since 2021, evaluates default MySuper products based on their...
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CEFC’s A$3.5 Billion Deployment Signals New Era for Climate Infrastructure Capital
July 29, 2025Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has announced a record-breaking A$3.5 billion in clean energy investments for the 2024–25 financial year, nearly doubling its previous annual average. The surge marks a turning point in the nation’s clean energy transition, and...
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Credits Start the Clock on Asia’s Transition from Coal
April 17, 2025New instruments are raising hopes of early retirement for Asian plants, but Old King Coal is being resuscitated temporarily in the US.
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ESG With Chinese Characteristics
March 7, 2025Trump 2.0 could see more green investors look towards China, says Cary Krosinsky, President of the Sustainable Finance Institute.
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APAC’s Race to the Top
February 21, 2025Policy support for sustainability and governance is paving the way for greater corporate engagement, says Yvette Kwan, Executive Advisor at ASIFMA.
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How to Make Australia’s Taxonomy a Success
February 14, 2025Industry engagement has been key to getting the classification framework this far, says Nicole Yazbek-Martin, who led the work at ASFI.
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Coal Phase-out Negotiations Needed for Net Zero
January 27, 2025Alongside stranded asset dangers for investors, the early phase-out of emerging markets’ coal fleets leaves countries open to legal, financial risks.
