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Japan's planned ETS has spurred carbon credit price rise, says government agency

High-emitting companies who are set to be in scope of Japan's national emissions trading system (ETS) from next year have already begun buying carbon credits and driven price rises, according to the head of Japan's Green Transformation (GX) Acceleration Agency.

Japan hoping asset owners loosen mandates to invest in transition debt

International investors have not bought Japan's world first sovereign transition bonds at the rate the country hoped - partly because of restrictive mandates from asset owners, according to the head of Japan's Green Transformation (GX) Acceleration Agency.

Japan's Green Transformation agency aims to spur transition finance across Asia

Japan's Green Transformation (GX) Acceleration Agency has set its sights on promoting transition finance in other Asian countries as well as domestically, as it aims to reap the benefits of regional cross-investment, its director said.

Buyers of biodiversity credits 'yet to emerge'

There is still no willingness to buy biodiversity credits, but biodiversity co-benefits continue to dominate carbon credit prices, a project developer has told Environmental Finance.

Carbon project developers hoping for Article 6 boost

Amid low carbon credit demand, project developers have told Environmental Finance that they are hoping that Article 6 will provide a much-needed capital injection.

'Big four' SPO providers becomes 'big five' in 2024

Japan-focused Rating and Investment Information (R&I) secured more than a 10% share of the sustainable finance second-party opinion market in 2024, joining the global 'big four' US providers led by Sustainalytics and S&P Global.

COP29: Governments urge more finance for food systems decarbonisation

TNFD developing 'mission critical' free nature data facility

Work has begun on development of a global, publicly accessible facility to provide nature-related data that could help investors, according to a group led by the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD).

MSCI, Bloomberg among big-name signatories to Japan ESG data code of conduct

Major data providers MSCI and Bloomberg are among 17 signatories to a Japanese code of conduct for ESG data, the country's regulator has revealed.

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