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IGCC: Australian 2030 climate target is 'deep concern to investors'
26 October 2021Australia's failure to commit to an ambitious target for decarbonising by 2030 risks blocking billions of dollars of investment, the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) has said.
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BIS to launch Asian green bond fund for central banks in 2022
21 October 2021The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) will launch an Asian green bond fund for central banks in early 2022, just a year after it launched its second green bond fund.
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Three Japanese life insurers join UN's Net-Zero Asset Owners Alliance
19 October 2021Three of Japan's largest life insurers have joined the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owners Alliance
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HKMA: Adopting the Common Ground Taxonomy could prove 'tricky'
15 October 2021Hong Kong plans to adopt the international Common Ground Taxonomy being drawn up by the International Platform on Sustainable Finance (IPSF)...
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Kunming Declaration agreed at biodiversity COP
13 October 2021The 'Kunming Declaration' on biodiversity has been agreed by more than 100 countries...
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Hong Kong's net zero plan will 'accelerate' green bond market
12 October 2021Hong Kong is looking to attract private investment, as it invests HK$240 billion ($31 billion)
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Further 'sustainability-linked green' bonds expected in future, says Mizuho
13 April 2021Hopes are high that the first sustainability-linked green bond in Japan will spark a flurry of others, according to Mizuho Securities, amid expectations that sustainability-linked fixed income instruments will become the main sustainable bond product in the country in the future.