ESG investing growing strongly in Asia: J.P. Morgan Asset ManagementBY RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021 4:22PMESG investing is growing strongly in Asia, according to J.P. Morgan Asset Management. |
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Thanks for this - super interesting. In one of the later paragraphs, Hui identifies another driver of ESG growth in Asia as an "increaisng number of ESG investment regulations being adopted or discussed in various countries in Asia" - could you provide specifics as to which countries Hui was referencing, and which regulations? This is quite relevant to some research I am conducting for Ndevr Environmental, a carbon reduction consulting firm in Australia.