Asia Pacific

  • Concept of avoided emissions gains ground in Asia-Pacific

    13 March 2024

    Corporates and financial institutions in the Asia-Pacific region are increasingly calculating the 'avoided emissions' associated with their products and services, a webinar hosted by Environmental Finance heard.

  • Dai-ichi Life makes two impact investments in medical sector

    11 March 2024
  • Australian disclosure standards' divergence from ISSB risks fragmentation, NBIM says

    05 March 2024

    The divergence of proposed Australian climate disclosure standards from International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards risks undermining comparability of sustainability reports, according to Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM).

  • Singapore to require climate disclosures by private companies

    04 March 2024
  • Investors urge Asian governments to develop policies for coal phaseout

    01 March 2024
  • Flourish Ventures backs Indian sustainability data platform

    28 February 2024
  • Federated Hermes leads $25m funding round in Singapore compliance platform

    27 February 2024
  • Indonesian taxonomy 'muddies the waters' with inclusion of coal

    27 February 2024
  • Philippines publishes sustainable finance taxonomy

    27 February 2024
  • Indigenous engagement guide launched for Australian renewable energy projects

    23 February 2024
  • Blue Earth Capital backs Indian dry waste business

    22 February 2024
  • Indonesia includes coal in green and transition taxonomy

    21 February 2024

    Indonesia has taken the controversial decision to include the financing of new coal power plants as a transitional activity in its sustainable finance taxonomy.

  • Australian government urged to enforce mandatory transition planning

    20 February 2024
  • Sustainable Bonds Insight 2024 published

    20 February 2024

    The free-to-download report features infographics and data on the main trends in the GSSS markets in 2023 and includes brand new chapters and infographics dedicated to these new directions for the market.

  • Eskhata Bank secures first green bond in Tajikistan

    19 February 2024

    Eskhata Bank has raised the equivalent of $10 million in local currency from its debut green bond, which is the first sustainable bond issued in Tajikistan.