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Issuers get taste for 'Wonton' green bond market

Foreign issuers are turning to the Hong Kong market for their green bond issuances amid "strong demand" for labelled sustainable bond instruments among local investors, with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Standard Chartered both debuting public 'Wonton' green bonds this month.

COFCO signs 'important' social and resilience focused SLL

Food processing firm COFCO International has signed a $450 million sustainability-linked loan (SLL) with Standard Chartered focused on addressing social and resilience risks in its South American supply chain.

SAFs need 'more deals, more liquidity and more banks', says Standard Chartered

A recent deal involving Dutch sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) company SkyNRG could provide a model that helps the industry to become a core infrastructure asset class, according to Standard Chartered.

Why banks are back in the carbon markets

Growing confidence and policy support is driving banks' action in the carbon markets. Genevieve Redgrave reports

Standard Chartered raises €1bn from first dedicated green bond

Standard Chartered raised €1 billion ($1.2 billion) from its inaugural green bond in what the emerging markets-focused bank said was an "important milestone" in strengthening its commitment to regular sustainable bond issuance.

'ESG 2.0' should see rise in social sustainability-linked loans

Social targets tied to sustainability-linked loan (SLL) deals are currently rare, but Standard Chartered argues they should be a 'pivotal' focus as the market evolves.

'A world of pain': Study laments ESG data products' wide divergence on physical risk

Financial institutions have been urged to strengthen due diligence on vendors of physical climate risk assessment products, as a study pointing to divergent methodologies found some properties flagged for high exposure to risks like flooding that were judged not at risk by other providers.

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Tracy Wong Harris departs as Standard Chartered Asia sustainable finance head

Standard Chartered Asia sustainable finance head Tracy Wong Harris has left the emerging markets-focused bank after almost five years.

Côte d'Ivoire signs 'first' sovereign sustainability-linked loan

Côte d'Ivoire has secured a €433 million ($505 million) "first-of-its-kind" sovereign sustainability-linked loan (SLL) from Standard Chartered, which was backed by guarantees from the World Bank.