Testimonials by Global Financial Institutions and Companies

ESGpedia – Featured Testimonials

“The launch of the blockchain-based ESGpedia platform establishes a robust base for powering the Greenprint ESG Registry, combining STACS’ work on aggregating high quality ESG data from multiple certification bodies and verified sources, with the ability for financial institutions, corporates, and regulators to access this trusted data via a single source in accordance with their needs.”

Dr Darian McBain
Chief Sustainability Officer
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)

“STACS’ ESGpedia registry platform paves the way for more companies to access sustainable finance to advance their sustainability agendas and make measurable steps towards realising a net-zero future.”

Helge Muenkel
Chief Sustainability Officer
DBS

“Our life-cycle approach allows us to develop interventions that drive emission reductions, but carbon credits will still have a role to play in the transition to becoming net zero, In our own journey to net zero, we have realized that there are growing pains and that not all carbon credits are equal. With Restorify, we hope our novel approach towards carbon credits will foster greater accountability and transparency within carbon offsetting.”

Min-Liang Tan
Co-founder and CEO
Razer Inc.

Vetta – Featured Testimonials

Partnering with STACS on this platform will allow CSOP to address the huge fragmentation across the entire industry, where different banks and brokers have developed their own set of varying practices along the entire trade matching and settlement process.

David Ng
Deputy CEO, Singapore
CSOP Asset Management

The Mercury solution has the potential to benefit other industry players and also addresses one of the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s ambitions to promote collaboration between local fintech firms and large corporates with a view to positioning Singapore as a regional digital hub.”

Diana Senanayake
Chief Executive Officer South East Asia
BNP Paribas Securities Services

“By using blockchain technology, we are transforming the ETD trade cycle for the entire industry through increased transparency, security and operational efficiency. Asset managers and brokers will now be able to leverage a single source of truth and focus on value-added activities for their clients.”

Lilian Tham
Chief Operating Officer
Eastspring Investments

Testimonials

The partnership with STACS, industry participants and regulators demonstrated that block chain technology can deliver increased efficiencies, transparency and trust that can benefit the bond market. These are key values that ensure we remain responsible for our efforts to develop a vibrant and attractive marketplace”.

Datuk Muhamad Umar Swift
Chief Executive Officer
Bursa Malaysia

“Holding the world’s largest database on corporate environmental action, CDP is delighted to support ESGpedia, the Greenprint ESG Registry, which is sure to drive the growth of sustainable finance, both in Singapore and globally.”

John Leung
Director, Southeast Asia & Oceania
CDP

"ESG initiatives are something which we hold close to our hearts as property developers, hospitality providers and global citizens. Citadines Bali has been one of the most active first movers in a myriad of ways in Bali, and we are excited to continue these positive efforts through this collaboration with HSBC, Envision Digital and STACS."

Darren Chua
Genesis Indojaya’s Project Director
Citadines Bali

“Sustainability is at the heart of our corporate strategy, both in the way Citi conducts its business, and the client initiatives that we support. Our partnership with STACS and MAS on Project Greenprint is expected to amplify sustainable finance by leveraging standardised ESG data available through the ESG registry.”

Anoushka Dua
ASEAN Trade Head
Citi

“With innovation at the forefront of our strategy, it is important to us to actively contribute to, and participate in the future of capital markets from a post-trade servicing perspective. This POC allowed us to assess the practical handling of tokenized assets, as well as the opportunities and challenges that could arise from their commercialization in Singapore, and potentially in other markets.”

Anand Rengarajan
Asia Pacific Head of Securities Services
Deutsche Bank

“Data transparency, reliability and security are corner stones of the emerging ESG capital market. This cutting-edge ‘bond in a box’ POC successfully explored the synergies between Fintech and ESG, using distributed ledger and smart contracts capabilities with cross-platform interoperability for ESG-compliant digital securities.”

Kamran Khan
APAC Head of ESG
Deutsche Bank

"EGAT will utilise ESGpedia to prevent double-counting and promote data-backed RECs, with end-to-end traceability. STACS and EGAT will work closely together to establish integrity of the instruments, and exchange data with the aim of accelerating ESG excellence development in Thailand and ASEAN."

Mr. Warit Rattanachuen
Assistant Governor – Research, Innovation and Business Development
EGAT

"We’re excited to partner with STACS to bring an end-to-end digital platform to banks and corporates, so they can invest in carbon offsets they can trust."

Mathieu Carlier
CEO and Founder
Everimpact

“We are pleased to have completed the first phase of our collaboration with STACS on ESGpedia, as part of a long-term focus on ESG reporting and tracking with the aim of tackling greenwashing.”

John Fahey
Programme Manager
Fidelity International

"GreenON’s partners include MUFG Bank, iAPPS, AgriON, GreenArc, NUS AIDF, and CriAT. GreenON publishes verifiable ESG credentials onto ESGpedia, to promote transparent sustainability reporting. This will enable financiers and investors to make better green investments decisions, resulting in a positive ESG cycle."

Daniel Loh
Co-Founder
GreenON

“We are thrilled to have collaborated with UBS, State Street, CMS Holborn Asia, as well as our blockchain partners Tezos and STACS on this groundbreaking initiative to bring efficiencies to the fund investment and management industry. By tokenizing the VCC, we hope to support Singapore’s ambition of becoming the world’s fund management center as well as the hub for capital markets innovations.”

Julian Kwan
CEO
InvestaX

"STACS ESGpedia portfolio monitoring tool is intended to allow us to see greater asset level details, such as the green certifications of the buildings financed by green bonds. This would support our ongoing due diligence and monitoring of investee companies."

Eric Nietsch
Head of Sustainable Investing, Asia
Manulife Investment Management

"Via STACS’ ESGpedia platform we are now able to search for our suppliers’ company profiles digitally, request key ESG and certification data points such as CDP scores and more, to ensure they are meeting their ESG targets and are aligned with our own sustainability commitments."

Valda Tsang
Director, Global Indirect Sourcing, Supply Chain
Maxeon Solar Technologies

"Companies like Maxeon have a crucial role to play in accelerating the transition to a low carbon world. Thanks to STACS’ ESGpedia platform, we are now able to monitor our carbon footprint and potentially access new funding targeted for sustainable companies."

Lindsey Wiedmann
Chief Legal Officer and ESG Executive Sponsor
Maxeon Solar Technologies

"In line with our objective to support customer transitions to a low-carbon world, we are pleased to partner MAS and STACS on the Greenprint ESG Registry, which will provide a single point of access to reliable ESG certifications across different sectors."

Lee Hwee Boon
Senior Vice President, Global Commercial Banking
OCBC Bank

“The digital economy is quickly expanding across the globe, and it promises to be a significant engine for innovation, competitiveness, and economic growth. To be part of the digital economy, financial market infrastructures must “digitalize”, and this has been the impetus for the PDS Group’s digitalization initiatives. In engaging in this POC, the focus on seamless inter-operability of digital with traditional infrastructure and the digital services’ compliance with existing securities laws and regulations foster an evolutionary approach. In that regard, we are pleased to have a like-minded partner in STACS, also looking to use technology to fulfil a vision of corporate issuers and client investors mutually benefiting from the convenience of digitalized funding and investment processes.”

Ramon Monzon
CEO
PDS Holdings

“We’re excited to be working with STACS, a portfolio company of PwC Singapore’s Venture Hub, and MAS through Project Greenprint. Our goal is to always help our clients achieve their ESG goals, deliver sustained outcomes and build trust with their stakeholders.”

Fang Eu-lin
Sustainability and Climate Change Leader
PwC Singapore

"RDA can solve one part of the puzzle and in working with STACS ESGpedia, we hope to strengthen our value proposition by taking our clients one step further in their sustainability journeys."

Dr. Wen Yonggang
Chief Scientist
Red Dot Analytics

"Our feasibility study on Green and Sustainable Trade Finance (GSTF) with financial institutions UOB, DBS, Standard Chartered, and OCBC highlighted the role of SGTraDex as a data orchestrator in enabling connectivity between data ecosystems with ESGpedia, the Greenprint ESG Registry, as a trusted data repository."

Antoine Cadoux
CEO
SGTraDex

"Announcing our collaboration with cutting-edge industry partners such as CO2 Connect and ESGpedia is testament to the hard work that many have undertaken to transform the transportation and logistics industry into one that is sustainable, ethical, and aligned with Singapore’s wider environmental goals."

Chia Ko Wen
Head of Sustainability
Singlife with Aviva

“Singlife with Aviva is proud to be the first insurer onboard Project Greenprint. Through our partnership with STACS, we hope to create a positive impact and provide customised and potentially cost-saving solutions for customers who successfully reduce their carbon footprint.”

Pearlyn Phau
Group CEO
Singlife with Aviva

“STACS’s launch of its blockchain-enabled ESGpedia registry platform is a game-changer as it offers businesses verified and quality sustainability data that will be recognised by both MAS and global regulatory bodies.”

Maisie Chong
Head, Transaction Banking, Singapore and Head, Trade and Working Capital, ASEAN
Standard Chartered

"With our expertise and longstanding experience in testing, inspection, certification and training, we are pleased to support STACS on the aggregation of ESG information on ESGpedia to enable financial institutions and corporates to better mobilise capitals towards ESG projects."

Klaus Langner
Chief Financial Officer, South Asia, Middle East and Africa Region
TÜV SÜD ASEAN

"UBS is delighted by the successful inception of Project Greenprint’s ESGpedia and our collaboration on enhancing Singapore’s sustainable finance framework. This new registry would be an important milestone in enabling the development of digital sustainability-related products and solutions."

Desmond Kuek
Head of Sustainable Finance Asia Pacific and Global Head of Sustainable Finance Group
UBS

Not only does this Proof-of-Concept outline a basic ecosystem for DLT bond issuance and lifecycle management but it also serves an accessible template for the industry in the development of concepts into live commercial transactions.

Hugo van Kattendijke
Head of Financial Intermediaries, APAC
UBS Wealth Management

“DLT is the foundation to building capital markets that are for everyone. It enables smaller businesses to borrow, instills investor confidence through transparency, and provides real-time asset trading and settlement across borders.”

Catherine Casas
First Vice President and
Head of the Blockchain Center of Excellence
UnionBank of the Philippines

“At UOB, we believe that what gets measured, gets done. The use of technology in initiatives such as Project Greenprint’s ESGpedia will go a long way in making sure that quality and verified ESG data is available and comparable.”

Eric Lim
Chief Sustainability Officer
UOB

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