BritCham in the Press: Business groups call for regionwide plans to tackle plastic use, boost climate finance

Our joint green finance research with the ICAEW featured in The Business Times on Friday, November 18th, with reference to the need for clearer regional standards around audit, disclosure and requirements.

As reported by Annabeth Leow:

"The report noted "a rapid growth of climate finance capabilities within the region", especially green bond issuances in Singapore and sustainability-linked Islamic sukuk in Malaysia. Nevertheless, the need for greater urgency in addressing climate issues figured strongly in our interviews, not only in developing climate finance but also in the need for ambitious near- and longer-term decarbonisation targets."

Read the full article here, and the research here.Â