Tag : pollution

A new private investment fund offers promise for waste management improvements in Asia. But at a local level, there is still a lot to be done to speed up the process.

More attention needs to be paid to pollution reporting by companies, their compliance to ESG standards, and commercial gains for companies that adhere to standards, asset owners say.

Signatories are advocating for a robust policy on plastic pollution amid concerns that states would support a less ambitious mandate.

Moody's, Standard & Poor's and several local rating agencies – including China's Dagong – have agreed to consider environmental, social and governance issues when deciding on ratings.