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ESG
Crude oil, nitric acid and yarn turn eco-friendly amid ESG boom
South Korean material makers are boosting their efforts to go green as they increasingly adopt eco-friendly technologies for raw materials such as c...
Jul 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG bonds
LG Chem to issue up to $1bn ESG bonds; Moody’s raises outlook to positive
South Korea’s largest chemical producer LG Chem Ltd. plans to issue up to $1 billion in dollar-denominated green bonds to raise funds for its ...
Jun 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG bonds
Korean Air to issue first ESG bonds among Korean carriers
Korean Air Lines Co. will issue green bonds as part of its 200 billion won ($176 million) corporate debenture issue -- to become the first among dom...
Jun 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Korea’s coal power companies squeezed for financing amid ESG fever
South Korea’s coal power companies are facing tighter scrutiny for debt financing as they are increasingly shunned by financial investors amid...
Jun 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
GS Caltex marks Korea’s first company to buy carbon-neutral crude oil
GS Group has become South Korea’s first business group to purchase carbon-neutral crude oil, in a move to strengthen its ESG efforts.South Kor...
Jun 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG investing
Korean insurers finance Carlyle's $2 bn deal with ESG debt
South Korean life insurers have made an environmental, social and governance (ESG)-themed investment in The Carlyle Group's €2 billion ($2.4 bi...
Jun 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Korea’s corporate HQ buildings are becoming clean power generators
ESG is one of the most frequently mentioned keywords in South Korea today. It stands for environmental, social and corporate governance, the three...
Jun 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2021 Interview
Goldman Sachs zeros in on midmarket, ESG infrastructure deals
Goldman Sachs Asset Management focuses on middle-market, value-add strategy for infrastructure deals, targeting the sectors undergoing a digital tra...
Jun 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
CPPIB says no negative screening for ESG investing
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) does not carry out negative screening to exclude companies and sectors that do not comply with envi...
May 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Lotte Chem in hydrogen deal with Air Liquide, invests $185 mn in materials
South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. is diversifying into electric vehicle raw materials and hydrogen businesses as new growth drivers, moving a...
May 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Hanwha Group secures $4.4 bn from KDB to finance ESG business
South Korea’s Hanwha Group has clinched a 5 trillion won ($4.4 billion) commitment from the state-run Korea Development Bank over the next fiv...
May 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG investment
LG Chem to invest $134 mn in incubator fund for firms with ESG tech
LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s leading chemical and battery maker, said on Tuesday it is investing 150 billion won ($134 million) in an incubator...
May 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG bonds
Hanwha Solutions to raise 1 billion yuan in ESG bonds
South Korea’s leading renewable energy company Hanwha Solutions Corp. plans to raise 1 billion Chinese yuan ($153 million) this month in green...
Apr 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
BOK to stop investing in low ESG scorers
South Korea’s central bank will exclude companies with low ESG ratings from its portfolio of foreign currency assets. The Bank of Korea has de...
Apr 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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LG Group
LG strengthens ESG push with committee set-up
LG will create ESG (environment, social and corporate governance) Committee and Internal Trading Committee within the holding company and key affili...
Mar 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
ESG becomes name of the game on Korean corporate boards
South Korea’s big companies, such as Samsung, Hyundai and LG, are increasingly embracing environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards ...
Jan 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Korea requires major companies to disclose ESG activities from 2025
Big companies listed on South Korea’s major stock market will be required to disclose their business activities related to environmental, soci...
Jan 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG bonds
S.Korea's ESG bond issues could top $920 mn in Jan
South Korea's environmental, social and governance (ESG) bond market is seeing strong growth as companies are driven by institutional investors' inc...
Jan 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interview
Kyobo Life looks to invest in ESG bonds; calls for easing rules
South Korea’s Kyobo Life Insurance Co. is planning to invest several hundreds of millions of dollars in environmental, social and governance (ES...
Nov 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Subordinated bond issues
Kookmin Bank sells $500 mn in subordinated bonds to fund ESG projects
South Korea’s Kookmin Bank has issued $500 million in subordinated bonds as part of its efforts to expand loans for environmental, social and go...
Oct 29, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interview
KIC CEO to step up startup, ESG investments
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) will step up investment in startups and environmental, social and governance (ESG)-themed investment as it aims to ...
Oct 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
K-beauty, fashion companies ride ESG wave
South Korea's fashion and beauty companies are jumping on the environmental, social, governance (ESG) bandwagon to lure more environmentally conscious...
Oct 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Electronics embraces ESG for company assessment
South Korean companies are becoming more proactive in prioritizing environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards. In line with the ESG wave, Sa...
Oct 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt
Korea’s ESG corporate bond issues on course to top $5 bn in 2020
South Korean companies’ issues of environmental, social and governance (ESG) bonds have almost doubled to 5.7 trillion won ($4.9 billion) so far...
Sep 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS looks to expand scope of ESG criteria to step up responsible investment
The National Pension Service (NPS) is seeking to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria into domestic equity and bond investm...
Sep 08, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension fund
NPS commits $100-200 mn to UK PEF's energy fund to bolster ESG portfolio
The National Pension Service (NPS) has committed between $100 million and $200 million to an energy and infrastructure fund set up by UK-based private...
Aug 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt
Lotte Corp to include ESG bonds in $126.5 mn corporate bond offering in September
Lotte Corporation is set to become the first South Korean holding company to issue environmental, social, and governance (ESG) bonds, according to inv...
Aug 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] GEPS to consider ESG factors for $100 mn PE secondaries
The Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) will introduce environment, social and governance (ESG) factors as additional evaluation criteria fo...
Aug 19, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea’s GEPS to commit $88 mn to global ESG equity fund
The Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) will commit 100 billion won ($88.4 million) to a global equity fund integrating environmental, social ...
Jul 19, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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KIC to allocate $300 mn to ESG fund; to adopt stewardship code in January
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) will allocate around $300 million to an environment, social and governance (ESG) integrated fund and embrace stewar...
Aug 31, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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