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New Zealand LGFA launches water-focused sustainability-linked loan programme
01 July 2026The New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency (LGFA) has launched a pioneering sustainability-linked loan (SLL) programme focused on local government water companies.
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AI data centre sustainable debt spurs innovation - and risk
01 July 2026Asia is keen to take the lead on finding flexible but credible ways for the market to support data centre investment, Ahren Lester reports
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Nature risk toolkit launched for southeast Asia
01 July 2026A toolkit has been launched to help financial institutions in southeast Asia identify which nature datasets can be used to assess nature-related risks.
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UK-China taskforce eyes progress on transition finance amid political thaw
26 June 2026The launch of a green bond index was hailed as a marker of UK-China collaboration, as a bilateral working group said a thaw in diplomatic relations could be a boon for work to promote transition finance flows between the two countries.
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Japan struggling to attract international investors on transition
26 June 2026Some Japanese issuers are facing challenges attracting more international institutional investors to transition-labelled products despite their popularity with domestic investors, London Climate Action Week has heard.
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'Important' FTSE Russell, CCB 'Dim Sum' green bond index launched
26 June 2026FTSE Russell and China Construction Bank (CCB) have launched a fixed income index focused on offshore 'Dim Sum' green bonds from Chinese issuers.
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Resilience debt growth requires 'systematic' approach - and insurer involvement
24 June 2026Markets should be more "systematic" in how they "match-up" adaptation and resilience debt structures with investors who directly benefit from the outcomes, in particular insurance companies.
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Unlikely to be 'universal agreement of credibility' for transition finance
24 June 2026Although the market is unlikely to ever identify a global view around assessing transition finance credibility, Schroders told an Environmental Finance event in Singapore that there is room for focusing on "uniform elements" to apply globally.
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'Sovereigns are still lagging with blue bonds'
24 June 2026There is strong progress with blue bonds in Latin America and Asia, but the Blue Bond Accelerator (BBA) told an Environment Finance event in Singapore that crucial sovereign issuers are lagging behind.
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Sustainable Debt & Transition Finance Asia Conference 2026 Round-up
23 June 2026The Environmental Finance event in Singapore emphasised that Asia is ready and able to drive the next generation of innovation for sustainable debt markets, Ahren Lester writes