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  • An Islamic view of sustainable finance

    09 February 2022

    Islamic finance could play a significant role in the move to a sustainable economy but is being ignored, according to an expert in the UK. Genevieve Redgrave reports.

  • Impact reporting: a work in progress

    08 February 2022

    Green bond impact reporting growing significantly, but problems remain, an Environmental Finance webinar heard. Genevieve Redgrave reports

  • Pension funds may lead green infrastructure growth

    07 February 2022

    Pension funds could lead the development of sustainable infrastructure if governments enable them to do so, says a G20-backed body.

  • Chinese green loans up 33% in a year, says PBoC

    03 February 2022

    Green loans in China reached 15.9 trillion yuan ($2.5 trillion) by the end of 2021, according to a new report from the People's Bank of China (PBoC).

  • Renewable energy debt fund launched

    03 February 2022

    Clean energy investor Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has launched its first debt fund.

  • 'Net zero' hedge fund launched

    02 February 2022

    A global 'net-zero' listed equities fund has been launched by Plato Investment Management which the fund manager claimed is the first of its kind in Australia.

  • Asian ESG bond fund launched

    01 February 2022

    An actively managed fund, which will invest in Asian bonds with good environmental, social and governance (ESG) profiles, has been launched.

  • PCAF signatories reach $60trn after TCFD support

    31 January 2022

    Japan Post Bank has become the 200th signatory to the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF),...

  • Asia-Pacific leading energy transition investment

    31 January 2022

    Almost half of investment into the global energy transition in 2021 occurred in Asia, according to a new report from Bloomberg NEF (BNEF).

  • Indonesia's taxonomy will boost green finance, says HSBC

    28 January 2022

    Investor confidence in Indonesian green financial products will be boosted as a result of the launch of the country's first Green Taxonomy last week, HSBC believes.