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Indonesia oil and gas firm urged to pioneer 'logical' methane-abatement SLB
02 June 2025Indonesian state-owned oil and gas firm Pertamina has a "logical opportunity" to issue a methane-abatement focused sustainability-linked bond (SLB) to provide an "attractive starting point" for investors to back its long-term transition.
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Philippine bank closes sustainability bonds early amid 'considerable demand'
27 May 2025The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has closed the offer period early for its debut PHP5 billion ($90 million) sustainability bond after the deal secured "considerable demand" from investors.
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Pakistan makes 'strong step forward' with debut sovereign green sukuk
19 May 2025Pakistan has raised PKR32 billion ($113 million) from its debut sovereign green sukuk, with the "milestone" deal more than five-times oversubscribed and expectations for more sustainable sukuk deals in the country.
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Two Nepalese banks inaugurate local green bond market
15 May 2025The Nepalese green bond market has been kick-started after two banks in the country issued debut green bonds in recent weeks.
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New Forests acquires Laos timber company
02 May 2025New Forests has acquired a timber plantation forestry company in Laos, as part of its plans to scale up operations in the country.
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Pakistan readies sovereign green sukuk and 'Panda' bond
25 April 2025Pakistan is expected to issue a sovereign green sukuk and Chinese renminbi-denominated 'Panda' bond in 2025, as the central bank also prepares to publish a green taxonomy by June.
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GPIF sustainability policy an 'important signal' for Asia-Pacific transition
16 April 2025The creation of a formal sustainable investment policy by Japan's $1.8 trillion Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) sets an important signal for shareholder advocacy in the Asia-Pacific region, according to the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC).
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New Agriculture launches agricultural landscapes strategy
14 April 2025New Agriculture has launched a new nature-based strategy for institutional investors, which will target improvements to agricultural landscapes across Australia and New Zealand.
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Schroders sets path for Apple to address Scope 3 emissions with new fund
11 April 2025Schroders is helping Apple offset its Scope 3 emissions for a second time, Environmental Finance has learned, after it committed $100 million to a new China renewable energy strategy.
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Climate adaptation investment hampered by 'fragmented' solutions
10 April 2025Investment in climate adaptation and resilience projects is being held back by a tendency towards focusing on "fragmented or incremental" solutions rather than system-wide plans - even in National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB).