Thai Union Group PCL [TU:TB], a leading seafood company based in Thailand, on July 20 launched a senior, unsecured sustainability-linked bond (SLB), totaling THB5bn (USD150m), as reported by SeafoodSource on July 22. The bond has a 2.47% interest rate with a duration of seven years....
Australian beef producer Stockyard Group secured a three-year sustainability-linked loan (SLL) from Commonwealth Bank, according to the bank’s press release on July 22. This is the first SLL issued in the Australian agriculture industry, while the two parties did not disclose the lending amount. As...
BHP [BHP:US], a Melbourne-based mining, metal, and petroleum conglomerate, signed a nickel supply deal with Tesla [TSLA:US] on July 22, as reported by Caixin on July 23. Under the agreement, Tesla would procure nickel from BHP’s subsidiary Nickel West for its batteries and electric vehicles...
Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) [MAY:MK], Malaysia's largest bank by assets, said on July 19 to implement a USD11.88bn sustainable financing framework this year, as reported by CNA on the same day. Through the scheme, the bank will increase the scale of green and sustainable bonds...
Japan’s industry ministry released an energy policy draft on July 21 that set a new target of 36% to 38% renewables in the country’s electricity mix by 2030, up from the previous target of 22% to 24%, as reported by Reuters later that day. The...
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced on July 16 that it will start using its USD70bn foreign reserves to buy green bonds as part of efforts to promote global investment in activities aimed at combating climate change, as reported by Reuters on July 16. BOJ...
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi [DIDI:US] debuted on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on June 30 in low profile. In its IPO, Didi raised USD4.4bn and became the biggest IPO in 2021 so far, giving it a market value of around USD68bn. However, on July...
Sembcorp Floating Solar Singapore and Singapore’s national water agency PUB officially opened the country's first large-scale floating solar farm at Tengeh Reservoir on July 14, as reported by CNA on the same day. The Sembcorp Tengeh Floating Solar Farm occupies an area of 45 hectares...
Singapore’s mobility and delivery service platform Grab kicked off a trial service that focuses on clean energy vehicles in central Singapore on July 14, as reported by Nikkei Asia on July 19. Titled JustGrab Green, the trial would enable commuters to book electric or hybrid...
The Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group, co-led by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (HKSFC) and HKEX [0388:HK], announced that the two bureaus have set up a Carbon Market WorkStream (CMWS) to assess the feasibility of building the city into a regional...
China’s national carbon emissions trading system (ETS), currently the largest carbon market in the world, officially began online trading at the Shanghai Environment and Energy Exchange (SEEE) on the morning of July 16, as reported by Sina on July 17. On its first day of...
Hume Coal, a subsidiary of South Korean steel manufacturer POSCO’s [005490:KS] Australia affiliate, is awaiting the final words of the New South Wales (NSW) Independent Planning Commission (IPC) on the establishment of its controversial Hume Coal Project, as reported by ABC News on July 14....
South Korea recently renewed its New Deal initiative to incorporate more investment in digital technology and green energy, as reported by The Korea Herald on July 14. During a televised address earlier that day, President Moon Jae-in said that the government would expand its earlier...
As China aims to attain carbon neutrality by 2060, the energy sector faces increasing pressure for vast and deep decarbonization. Hydrogen emerges as a potential alternative energy source to accelerate this transition. According to a white paper on China’s hydrogen and fuel cell industry in...
South Korean battery producer Samsung SDI [006400:KS] is eyeing building a battery cell plant in the US amid the rising demand for electric vehicles (EVs), according to Reuters on July 8. Although company officials have not disclosed details of the investment, a company source told...
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