Archive

  • Bond round-up: Dow, Snam, Hong Kong and ... more

    14 February 2024
  • Hong Kong raises $750m from second 'digital' green bond

    08 February 2024

    Hong Kong has raised more than $750 million from a multi-currency green bond, issued in digital format using blockchain technology.

  • Hong Kong regulators identify promoting transition finance among work priorities

    09 January 2024
  • HKMA confirms it is 'fine-tuning' final Hong Kong taxonomy

    14 December 2023
  • Hong Kong green taxonomy due 'very soon'

    12 December 2023

    The first version of the Hong Kong green taxonomy is due to be published "very soon" with the expectation it will be expanded into transition activities, according to a senior official at the financial regulator.

  • Hong Kong Exchange delays implementation of ISSB-style rules

    06 November 2023

    Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX) has delayed by one year, to January 2025, the implementation of climate-related disclosure rules based on International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards.

  • Green finance development training for Global South to launch at COP28

    25 October 2023
  • CA-CIB publishes 'five steps' to green banking transition

    11 October 2023

    Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CA-CIB) has published the 'five steps' to greening banking operations based on its own experience, in a report from an International Finance Corporation (IFC)-led bank alliance.

  • Hong Kong to prioritise ISSB integration, SME climate data

    07 August 2023

    Major Hong Kong regulators and agencies said that integrating the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards and developing a climate-related data portal for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are among its key sustainable finance priorities.

  • Fitch: ISSB is 'catalyst for every Chinese firm' on sustainability reporting

    24 July 2023

    The development of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) disclosure guidelines are a "very important signal" to Chinese firms to improve sustainability reporting if they want to secure greater access to international capital, according to Sustainable Fitch.