LIGIA TORRES SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT IN ASIA: READY FOR TAKE-OFF! Interest in sustainable investment has been growing rapidly in Asia over the last couple of years, though move to the forefront in Asia, with an ever-increasing compared to other geographies it is fair to say that number of events, conferences, media articles and it is still very early days for ESG criteria investing in conversations with our clients focusing on ESG. In China, Asia. According to the Global Sustainable Investment the government has been promoting environmental Review (GSIR) 2016, while globally sustainable assets investments, driving for instance issuances of green stood at USD 23 trillion, when zooming in to Asia bonds, a market in which China has now become the largest issuer in the world. In Hong Kong, there are representing less than 1% of Asia’s total assets under now 23 signatories to the PRI, nine of which joined management. since 2017. In Malaysia, the KWAP pension fund signed focus on promoting better ESG practices. A NASCENT BUT FAST-GROWING SPACE While overall ESG has been slower to gain ground in BNPP AM: A PIONEER FOR SUSTAINABLE Asia, we believe broader adoption is now accelerating, INVESTMENT IN ASIA in particular as we see a greater push by leading institutions or governments. In Japan, the signature of As a responsible investor, we have been a pioneer in the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investments engaging with clients on sustainable investment in (PRI) by the Government Pension Investment Fund Asia. We believe upholding the highest sustainability standards starts from within, which is why we investment between 2014 and 2016. conducted sustainability trainings for investors. Last year we organised a number of client trainings on sustainable investment across the region, including sessions of our Investment Academy. We also took part in the second Sustainable Future Forum in Singapore, which was a huge success attracting 16