Singapore investors have become less active in ESG investing over the past year and have grown less hopeful about the ability of these funds to outperform. How come Income Insurance is committing a staggering S$1 billion in climate transition financing, then? Correspondent Howie Lim finds out from David Chua, chief investment officer at Income Insurance.

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Highlights:

01:55 Combating challenges Asia faces with ESG investing

03:36 Income balances its commitment to ESG investing

07:31 Reigniting interest in ESG investing

09:07 Income advancing its sustainability objectives

10:18 Expanding investment linked funds to include sustainable fund solutions

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Sustainability | Income Insurance

Insurance Savings & Investment-Linked Plans

Written and hosted by: Howie Lim (howielim@sph.com.sg)

With David Chua, chief investment officer, Income Insurance 

Edited by: Howie Lim and Claressa Monteiro

Produced by: Howie Lim

Engineered by: Chai Pei Chieh

Executive producer: Claressa Monteiro

Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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