Unleashing the Potential of Private Equity and Venture Capital in Indonesia
In 2022, private equity funds in the Asia-Pacific region faced challenges as they shifted towards a more cautious approach, ending a period of strong dealmaking. The economic slowdown, along with global and regional uncertainties, led to a significant decrease in deal value by 44% to $198 billion compared to the previous year. General partners scaled […]
The Business Case for Sustainable Investment: Driving Profitability and Positive Impact
In the current business environment, sustainability is becoming an increasingly important factor for businesses in a variety of sectors. Sustainable investment is a strategy that incorporates ESG considerations into investment decisions. This article examines the concept of Sustainable Investment and its increasing significance in the development of business strategy and investment decisions. Sustainable investment goes […]
Private Equity Investments Fueling Decarbonization in Asia
Decarbonizing assets with significant emissions is a complex and costly endeavor. It necessitates reimagining processes from the ground up and modifying existing facilities through rebuilds or retrofits. Some assets may prove impossible to fully decarbonize and would require investment in future breakthrough technologies. Fullerton Fund Management explains that achieving net-zero emissions in Asia by 2050 […]
Iron and Steel Industry – Geographical Synopsis
Trailblazing iron and steel technologies are going to be the future of the steel industry. Low-carbon steel manufacturing projects involve large capital investments – a challenge for businesses. The market is exploring many channels, including final investment decisions (FIDs), to support the steelmaking industry. FIDs are not direct investments in a project; rather they are […]
Trailblazing Steel Investments
Every country, region and industry is working towards a similar goal, i.e. limiting carbon emissions to 1.5°C or a maximum of 2°C, as the global economy strives towards net-zero emissions. The steel industry is responsible for around 7% of worldwide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per year, making it the highest emitter. Although businesses around the […]
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures Framework
The world is adopting approaches to protect the environment. In response to the growing demand for more transparent and dependable environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and sustainability data, many frameworks have been launched in the market. These frameworks enable organisations across the globe to disclose relevant information effectively and identify and assess areas that can […]
BlueMark Raises $10 Million in Series A to Accelerate Adoption of Its Market-Leading Impact Verification Services, Benchmarks, and Analytics
BlueMark, a leading provider of independent impact verification and intelligence for the impact and sustainable investing market, today announced that it had closed its Series A funding round with $10 million in capital commitments from a diverse group of seven investors. The lead investor is S&P Global, with other new investors including Temasek Trust Capital […]
Trends in Global Carbon Markets
Since 2018, global carbon markets have expanded at an exponential rate. New markets have sprung up as a slew of nations announced net-zero objectives, while existing markets have upped their pricing to seek greater emission reductions. Despite the fact that carbon markets are becoming more widespread, their aims differ widely. The balance of this year […]
Opportunities For Urban Green Growth in South Asia
Fast and continued urbanisation on an unprecedented scale characterises the development of Asian cities, with rapid economic expansion spearheaded in most locations by the manufacturing industry and quickly rising motorisation. As a result, greenhouse gas emissions have increased, as have local environmental repercussions. Moreover, gaps in income, education levels and employment potential have widened among […]
‘A matter of survival’: Why Indonesian steel giant Gunung Raja Paksi is going net-zero
With carbon border taxes making life harder for carbon-intensive industries, Gunung Raja Paksi feared it could not export its products to the West if it did not slash emissions. The firm’s top executives Kimin Tanoto and Kelvin Fu tell Eco-Business about how a firm in the hardest-to-abate sector is reducing its carbon footprint. For PT […]
