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Orange bonds receive green light in Asia

Gender equality-focused sustainable bonds secured strong endorsement from a wide range of market participants in Asia as recognition of their key climate transition role matures. Ahren Lester writes

Ikeda departs Japan Financial Services Agency

Japanese ISSB standards will tackle long-standing issues with reporting timeline, L&G says

Circulate backs two Indonesian plastic recyclers

'Pure-play taskforce' launched for green, social loan market

Influential loan market trade associations have convened a 'pure-play taskforce' to develop guidance on how 'green'- and 'social'-focused companies can access the existing labelled sustainable loan market.

Australian Taxonomy-linked sustainable bond guidance expected by early 2026

The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) expects to publish dedicated guidance for using the Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy in labelled sustainable bond transactions by early 2026 at the latest.

ResponsAbility backs clean tech KIS Group with $23m

Japan's planned ETS has spurred carbon credit price rise, says government agency

High-emitting companies who are set to be in scope of Japan's national emissions trading system (ETS) from next year have already begun buying carbon credits and driven price rises, according to the head of Japan's Green Transformation (GX) Acceleration Agency.

Japan hoping asset owners loosen mandates to invest in transition debt

International investors have not bought Japan's world first sovereign transition bonds at the rate the country hoped - partly because of restrictive mandates from asset owners, according to the head of Japan's Green Transformation (GX) Acceleration Agency.

Japan mulled delayed phase-in of ISSB after EU's Omnibus

A working group discussing implementation of rules based on Sustainability Standards Board of Japan (SSBJ) standards considered delaying a planned phase-in after the EU published its Omnibus simplification package, according to an observer.