TRENDSETTERS: Corporates accelerate green action but investors urge more, says research

Research shows investors, companies and governments must move faster and further in ESG progress; UOB sets sustainability bond benchmark in Singapore; and AIA creates variable capital company in Singapore.

A new global survey of companies and institutional investors commissioned by ING shows the benefits of Covid-19 in accelerating the green transformation plans of many companies but with investors demanding more hard environmental targets.

As a result, all stakeholders must move faster and further in making environmental, social and governance ESG progress as the pandemic raises the bar for ambition.

Some of the take-aways of the report, 'Now or never A new bar for sustainability', include

  • The majority of corporates 57% have accelerated green transformation plans as a result of the pandemic
  • Less than one in...
¬ Haymarket Media Limited. All rights reserved.

FinanceAsia has updated its subscription model.

Registered readers now have the opportunity to read 5 articles from our award-winning website for free.

To obtain unlimited access to our award-winning exclusive news and analysis, we offer subscription packages, including single user, team subscription (2-5 users), or office-wide licences.

To help you and your colleagues access our proprietary content, please contact us at [email protected], or +(852) 2122 5222

Article limit is reached.

Hello! You have used up all of your free articles on FinanceAsia.

To obtain unlimited access to our award-winning exclusive news and analysis, we offer subscription packages, including single user, team subscription (2-5 users), or office-wide licences. To help you and your colleagues access our proprietary content, please contact us at [email protected], or +(852) 2122 5222