Sustainable finance - King & Wood Mallesons Pulse

Post-COP28 path: scaling renewables, decarbonising industrials, working together

22 December 2023

By Claire Rogers, Michael Lawson, Swapnik Sanagavarapu, Annie Zhang

From US$85b+ of public and private financial commitments, to commercialising hydrogen and heavy-emitting industries working together to transition: COP28 set a path to reach net zero faster. Here's a snapshot.

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So hot right now: Hong Kong is getting its green taxonomy

27 June 2023

By Scott Gardiner, Tiffany Kwong

There's no escaping the heat of summer in Hong Kong, but cool relief coming for investors and issuers in the climate finance space. A prototype classifying financial products and investments based on environmental sustainability is in its consultation stage.

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What’s in a name: ASEAN’s sustainable finance taxonomy and the shift to net zero

6 April 2023

By John Shum, Claire Rogers, Eliza Saville

"Having a common understanding of what is sustainable is essential if ASEAN is going to attract and orient capital towards sustainable investments and away from non-sustainable activities.

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