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  • Australian regulator strengthens final climate financial risk guidance

    26 November 2021

    APRA has published its final guidance for financial firms for managing financial risks of climate change, including tightened recommendations around kick-starting climate scenario analysis and encouraging the adoption of climate-related targets.

  • China Steel, CIP and banks in $1.6bn wind deal

    25 November 2021

    An offshore wind project in Taiwan backed by China Steel Corporation and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has agreed a $1.6 billion project financing package...

  • Hong Kong plans renminbi green bond to encourage mainland issuers

    24 November 2021

    The Hong Kong government is currently planning to issue its debut renminbi-denominated green bond in order to encourage issuers from the Chinese mainland...

  • The 10 biggest announcements from COP26

    15 November 2021

    COP26 provoked a blizzard of announcements from countries, companies and investors on how they plan to tackle climate change.

  • New Zealand to debut sovereign green bond in late 2022

    15 November 2021

    New Zealand has announced it intends to kick-start an "important and enduring" sovereign green bond programme in late 2022...

  • Gaining an EDGE in financing green buildings

    The IFC's EDGE programme is at the forefront of developing green building certification and adapting to local construction needs from Colombia to Singapore and beyond.

  • MAS to pilot digital ESG data platforms

    10 November 2021

    The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is set to pilot the development of digital platforms for sustainability-related data, in a move designed to address investors' concerns about the lack of comparability and accessibility of such information.

  • PBOC launches green lending tool

    09 November 2021

    The People's Bank of China (PBoC) has launched a green financing tool to help boost the country's slowing economy.

  • 'Much needed' EU, China common ground taxonomy published

    05 November 2021

    The International Platform on Sustainable Finance (IPSF) has published its long-awaited initial scoping report detailing its "common ground" taxonomy (CGT) of green activities, described as a "much-needed" attempt to set global definitions.

  • PRI: COP26 needs a signal from China

    05 November 2021

    The "most important thing" for COP26 to achieve is a signal from China of improved decarbonisation ambition, a Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI) executive has said.