APG lays out strategy of dealing with Asia carbon emitters

Asia’s private and public capital markets are maintaining exponential growth, but asset owners such as €547 billion ($577 billion) Netherlands-based pension fund manager APG can't ignore the reality that Asian companies have outsized carbon footprints for their scale compared to their Western counterparts. Asia's tapestry of regulatory frameworks is the greatest climate policy challenge in the region, according to Yoo-Kyung Park, head of responsible investment and governance at AP…