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Japanese financial institutions establish impact initiative
02 December 2021A group of Japanese financial institutions has formed an initiative "to promote high quality impact investment in Japan".
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Japanese TCFD supporters labour to disclose climate resilience
30 November 2021Two-thirds of Japanese supporters of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) have yet to provide climate scenario-based analysis of their resilience, showing the size of the challenge of meeting the recommendations in a country regarded as a TCFD pioneer.
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Tokio Marine plans ¥100bn of divestments
30 November 2021Japanese insurer Tokio Marine will divest at least ¥100 billion ($884 million) of equities, including in fossil fuel firms, by its 2023 reporting year as part of its commitment to sustainability.
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$10trn asset owner alliance urges blended climate finance push
29 November 2021The UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) has urged development finance institutions (DFIs) to better use public-private finance partnerships...
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Australian regulator strengthens final climate financial risk guidance
26 November 2021APRA 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.
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China Steel, CIP and banks in $1.6bn wind deal
25 November 2021An offshore wind project in Taiwan backed by China Steel Corporation and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has agreed a $1.6 billion project financing package...
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Hong Kong plans renminbi green bond to encourage mainland issuers
24 November 2021The Hong Kong government is currently planning to issue its debut renminbi-denominated green bond in order to encourage issuers from the Chinese mainland...
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The 10 biggest announcements from COP26
15 November 2021COP26 provoked a blizzard of announcements from countries, companies and investors on how they plan to tackle climate change.
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New Zealand to debut sovereign green bond in late 2022
15 November 2021New Zealand has announced it intends to kick-start an "important and enduring" sovereign green bond programme in late 2022...
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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.