On May 19th, 2021, Singapore s Green Finance Industry Task
Force (
GFIT), an industry-led initiative convened
by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (
MAS),
issued a detailed implementation guide for climate-related
disclosures by financial institutions (
FIs) and
a whitepaper on scaling green finance in
the real estate, infrastructure, fund management and transition
sectors. In addition, the GFIT has established a framework to help
banks assess eligible green trade finance transactions and will
launch a series of ESG-related capacity building workshops and
e-learning modules from May 2021 to April 2022 for FIs and
corporates.
In an
announcement, Ms. Gillian Tan, Assistant Managing Director
(Development and International) at the MAS, said:
Deutsche Bank establishes ESG Centre of Excellence in Singapore
Deutsche Bank (XETRA: DBKGn.DB / NYSE: DB) today announced the establishment of an ESG Centre of Excellence (COE) in Singapore.
The ESG COE will work across all the business divisions of Deutsche Bank, focusing on execution of ESG transactions, new product development, and advisory services, including sharing of global best practices with Asian regulators and regional bodies such as ASEAN and APEC. It will also focus on innovation at the nexus of ESG and Fintech to develop new products addressing gaps in the ESG market, including impact monitoring, data management and payments to un-banked communities.
MAS Monetary Authority of Singapore : Accelerating Green Finance
05/19/2021 | 12:20am EDT
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Guide for climate-related disclosures and framework for green trade finance Singapore, 19 May 2021… A financial industry taskforce convened by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) launched today several initiatives to accelerate green finance in Singapore through improving disclosures and fostering green solutions. 2. The Green Finance Industry Taskforce (GFIT) issued a detailed implementation guide for climate-related disclosures by financial institutions; a framework to help banks assess eligible green trade finance transactions; and a whitepaper on scaling green finance in the real estate, infrastructure, fund management and transition sectors. GFIT will also launch for financial institutions (FIs) and corporates a series of workshops to build capacity in green finance, with support from its industry association partnersThe Association o
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