Tag: sustainability

Balancing core financial performance and meeting ESG regulatory standards is becoming a fine line for corporates to walk, according to senior executives at Towngas and Kerry Logistics Network.

As the HKEX steps up climate reporting disclosures, there is insufficient reporting on Scope 3 emissions, carbon reduction targets and transition plans, according to research; a lack of resources in one of the key hurdles.

The five-year loan is the first SLL in Hong Kong’s public transportation sector with Science Based Targets initiative approved decarbonisation targets.

By embedding ESG principles into treasury, cash management and financing strategies, RGE has been awarded three accolades at the CorporateTreasurer Awards 2024: Best ESG Initiative, Excellence in Cash Management, and Leading Woman in Treasury.

Banks are providing incentives to encourage greener, more transparent supply chains, however managing costs is a key challenge, according to a survey.

Hong Kong eyes full alignment with the sustainability rules by 2028; despite progress in core disclosure, advanced metrics, such as climate risks, are a long way from their targets in Asia.

Precious Shipping Public Company is looking to substantially reduce emissions in a first for the Asean shipping sector, with the help of an arm of the Asian Development Bank.

They may have completely different functions, but the chief financial officer and the chief sustainability officer need to be in lockstep to drive sustainable transformation.

The Singapore-headquartered global palm oil firm's aim is to optimise the group’s cash flow and working capital, while incorporating ESG.

While the vast majority of SMEs want to be more sustainable, only 28% of those surveyed have so far taken action, with regulatory concerns a priority.

Signature platform, ESGpedia, now serves the Philippines’ listed community. Stacs’ managing director, Benjamin Soh, shared with CT how it will benefit the market’s MSMEs.

A report has revealed that although ESG discussions are heating up globally, corporate boards lack both the knowledge and motivation to deliver on strategic sustainability ambitions.