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  • India outlines INR160bn sovereign green bond debut

    09 January 2023

    India is planning to raise INR160 billion ($1.9 billion) from two debut sovereign green bonds this month, a move which a senior central bank official described as "no small step" in supporting green finance in the country.

  • India has tremendous scope for blue bonds, says regulator

    09 August 2022

    The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has opened a consultation on the potential of 'blue' bonds in the country alongside proposed updates to its green bond standard to align more closely with the Green Bond Principles (GBP) amid lacklustre uptake of its framework.

  • Indian central bank calls on industry to set green finance targets

    28 July 2022

    The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has called on financial institutions to set voluntary green finance targets to help increase capital into sectors which could mitigate emerging climate risks.

  • Coal business resorts to "haphazard coalition" of insurers as giants retract

    10 June 2022

    Financiers and governments at risk if they accept inexperienced underwriters, says Insure Our Future

  • DBS India to tackle food waste

    07 April 2022
  • People moves 11 February 2022: S&P, Jupiter, Aviva, Abrdn & more...

    11 February 2022
  • GIIN appoints board member

    11 February 2022
  • MSCI names 10 biggest emitters failing to disclose emissions

    12 July 2021

    Coal India, Russian oil company Surgutneftegaz PAO and Chinese corporation Shaanxi Coal Industry lead a list of 10 companies...

  • NAB faces flak over Port of Newcastle sustainability-linked loan

    07 May 2021

    National Australia Bank (NAB) has faced criticism after it helped lead a sustainability-linked loan and green loan to the Port of Newcastle (PON) in Australia - which facilitates the largest coal export throughput in the world - with one campaigner arguing that it also raises questions about the validity of NAB's green bonds.

  • Axa IM ditches State Bank of India green bonds amid Carmichael coal furore

    14 December 2020