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  • Khan Bank readies debut domestic green bond in Mongolia

    14 June 2023

    Mongolian lender Khan Bank is preparing to issue the first green bond in the domestic Mongolian market, just three months after making its ground-breaking international sustainable bond debut.

  • AllianzGI calls on MDBs to step up on first loss capital

    13 June 2023

    Multilateral development banks (MDBs) need to step-up the provision of first-loss capital in emerging markets, in order to crowd-in institutional investors, Allianz Global Investors has told Environmental Finance.

  • TNFD pilot leads to calls for 'more guidance' on stress testing

    12 June 2023

    More guidance is needed on stress testing, financial institutions who took part in a pilot of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) recommendations found.

  • Australia and New Zealand to align sustainable finance frameworks

    09 June 2023

    Australia and New Zealand have agreed to align sustainable finance frameworks and coordinate climate-related disclosures.

  • Temasek's GenZero invests in land restoration carbon credit project

    08 June 2023

    Temasek-owned GenZero has agreed with AJA Climate Solutions to invest in a Ghanaian land restoration project.

  • MAS to set 'expectations' on credible transition plans

    08 June 2023

    The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is to set 'supervisory expectations' on credible transition plans for financial institutions.

  • Asia an 'untapped market' for financial inclusion impact investments

    07 June 2023

    Asia is an 'untapped market' for financial inclusion focused impact investments, a report by a Temasek-funded non-profit has found.

  • Transition plans to increase focus on Indigenous communities - Sustainable Fitch

    07 June 2023

    Issues related to Indigenous peoples will gain more traction within transition plans, as investors and regulators continue to recognise their materiality to the transition, Sustainable Fitch has said.

  • Church of England to support Toyota lobbying resolution

    06 June 2023

    The Church of England Pensions Board (COEPB) is to take action at Toyota's upcoming AGM over concerns its lobbying "may be undermining the goals of the Paris Agreement".

  • GFANZ APAC launches consultation on managed coal phase out

    05 June 2023

    The Asia Pacific chapter of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) has published guidance for financing the early retirement of coal-fired power plants.