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Tokio Marine plans ¥100bn of divestments
30 November 2021Japanese insurer Tokio Marine will divest at least ¥100 billion ($884 million) of equities, including in fossil fuel firms, by its 2023 reporting year as part of its commitment to sustainability.
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$10trn asset owner alliance urges blended climate finance push
29 November 2021The UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) has urged development finance institutions (DFIs) to better use public-private finance partnerships...
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Australian regulator strengthens final climate financial risk guidance
26 November 2021APRA has published its final guidance for financial firms for managing financial risks of climate change, including tightened recommendations around kick-starting climate scenario analysis and encouraging the adoption of climate-related targets.
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China Steel, CIP and banks in $1.6bn wind deal
25 November 2021An offshore wind project in Taiwan backed by China Steel Corporation and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has agreed a $1.6 billion project financing package...
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Hong Kong plans renminbi green bond to encourage mainland issuers
24 November 2021The Hong Kong government is currently planning to issue its debut renminbi-denominated green bond in order to encourage issuers from the Chinese mainland...
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The 10 biggest announcements from COP26
15 November 2021COP26 provoked a blizzard of announcements from countries, companies and investors on how they plan to tackle climate change.
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New Zealand to debut sovereign green bond in late 2022
15 November 2021New Zealand has announced it intends to kick-start an "important and enduring" sovereign green bond programme in late 2022...
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MAS to pilot digital ESG data platforms
10 November 2021The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is set to pilot the development of digital platforms for sustainability-related data, in a move designed to address investors' concerns about the lack of comparability and accessibility of such information.
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PBOC launches green lending tool
09 November 2021The People's Bank of China (PBoC) has launched a green financing tool to help boost the country's slowing economy.
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'Much needed' EU, China common ground taxonomy published
05 November 2021The International Platform on Sustainable Finance (IPSF) has published its long-awaited initial scoping report detailing its "common ground" taxonomy (CGT) of green activities, described as a "much-needed" attempt to set global definitions.