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Asia 'will need guardrails' against rising greenwashing risk

Asian countries will increasingly require regulatory "guardrails" to ensure fund managers understand the extent to which they can market funds as integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, a regulator in the region has said.

'The next blue bond will be in Asia', says Nuveen

Invest 'early & actively' for greater impact in Asia

Impact investing in south-east Asia suffers constraints caused by overseas investors, who are too remotely-based or unwilling to provide early-stage development funding, specialists in the field warned.

Regulator: 'Let's focus more on emissions data, rather than taxonomies'

Focusing on emissions data is a more straightforward way to assess transition strategies, rather than taxonomies, a regulator has suggested.

Hong Kong regulator assessing ISSB preparedness

Failure to hit net-zero target 'not necessarily greenwashing', says regulator

Failure by a bank to meet a carbon reduction target would not necessarily constitute greenwashing, an influential regulator has claimed.

Temasek investing 'catalytic capital' into the transition

Temasek is looking to invest 'catalytic capital' in climate-aligned and carbon negative technology opportunities to support the global energy transition, according to a senior executive.

ACRA and SGX launch sustainability reporting committee

CIMB signs 'landmark' shariah-compliant repo alternative

$69bn investment needed in Australian heavy industry net zero drive