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  • Pension funds may lead green infrastructure growth

    07 February 2022

    Pension funds could lead the development of sustainable infrastructure if governments enable them to do so, says a G20-backed body.

  • Chinese green loans up 33% in a year, says PBoC

    03 February 2022

    Green loans in China reached 15.9 trillion yuan ($2.5 trillion) by the end of 2021, according to a new report from the People's Bank of China (PBoC).

  • Renewable energy debt fund launched

    03 February 2022

    Clean energy investor Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has launched its first debt fund.

  • 'Net zero' hedge fund launched

    02 February 2022

    A global 'net-zero' listed equities fund has been launched by Plato Investment Management which the fund manager claimed is the first of its kind in Australia.

  • Asian ESG bond fund launched

    01 February 2022

    An actively managed fund, which will invest in Asian bonds with good environmental, social and governance (ESG) profiles, has been launched.

  • PCAF signatories reach $60trn after TCFD support

    31 January 2022

    Japan Post Bank has become the 200th signatory to the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF),...

  • Asia-Pacific leading energy transition investment

    31 January 2022

    Almost half of investment into the global energy transition in 2021 occurred in Asia, according to a new report from Bloomberg NEF (BNEF).

  • Indonesia's taxonomy will boost green finance, says HSBC

    28 January 2022

    Investor confidence in Indonesian green financial products will be boosted as a result of the launch of the country's first Green Taxonomy last week, HSBC believes.

  • $459bn annual funding gap for ocean protection

    27 January 2022

    An extra $459 billion is needed each year to combat the growing threat to the ocean, says the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in a new report launched today.

  • Malaysian central bank sets climate disclosure, stress test as top priorities

    26 January 2022

    The central bank of Malaysia has identified climate risk among its top five priorities for its work to 2026, with plans for mandatory climate-related disclosures, a climate stress test and a pledge to consider 'adjustments' to capital requirements to factor in climate risks.