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The Future of Sustainable Finance: Catalysing ESG Investing in Asia

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El futuro de las finanzas sostenibles: catalizar la inversión ASG en Asia
Pixabay CC0 Public Domain. Catalizar la inversión ASG en Asia

Author: Funds Society, Madrid

  1. Asia will have to attract significant amounts of private capital to fund growth in a sustainable way or the region risks repeating the mistakes of the past
  2. AIIB has a mandate to develop infrastructure as an asset class and promote the integration of ESG principles into fixed income investments in emerging Asia. 
  3. Asian infrastructure investment offers a real opportunity to embed ESG principles to enhance the long-term social and economic value
  4. In Asian markets, these changes will be felt in three key areas: climate change mitigation, air quality improvement and sustainable palm oil and natural rubber