Asia Pacific

Analysis

14 June 2024

Emerging market sustainable bond investment momentum building

Investors and issuers are responding to the challenges EM sustainable bonds pose, and the tide is turning in their favour. Ahren Lester reports
20 May 2024

Three key trends driving the global green transition

The market forces driving the transition separates it from many other thematic investments, argues Rahul Bhushan
18 April 2024

Is Asia's transition finance harming climate goals?

Is the transition label a way to pull the wool over the eyes of investors and the public on climate action, asks Christina Ng
03 April 2024

Bridging the financing gap for renewables in emerging markets

How can financial institutions help overcome barriers to capital flows, ask Fabian Schlueter and Christian Toben
27 March 2024

Environmental data: emerging markets have cleaned up their act

Emerging markets disclosure rates are increasing much faster than developed markets, and are set to catch up in the next few years, writes Lily Andrews

News

  • 'We're seeing more brown discounting than green premiums' in Asia, says Actis

    18 September 2024

    'Green premiums' that boost the valuations of energy transition-focused investments are not as visible in the emerging markets, one sustainable infrastructure investor has claimed.

  • Japan's FSA lists sustainable finance disclosures among work priorities

    18 September 2024

  • SUSI acquires 39MW Vietnamese wind farm

    16 September 2024

  • People moves, 13 September: SocGen, FTSE Russell, ING and Knight Frank

    13 September 2024

  • CAD Trust to be funded through Singapore charity

    13 September 2024

  • Sri Lanka's DFCC launches 'pivotal' LKR2bn green bond

    10 September 2024

  • Natural gas is flashpoint in Australian taxonomy consultation

    09 September 2024

    Disagreements over whether gas should be included in Australia's taxonomy of sustainable finance activities have been exposed by responses to a consultation.

  • Mongolian drinks firm MCS Coca-Cola signs debut sustainability-linked loan

    09 September 2024

  • Australia publishes net zero 'sector pathways'

    06 September 2024

  • TPG Rise backs Philippines-based fintech

    03 September 2024

  • Incofin begins investing African nutrition debt vehicle

    02 September 2024

  • MAS explores blended finance nature-opportunities

    02 September 2024

  • ASEAN public sector 'critical' to energising local sustainable bond markets

    30 August 2024

    Public sector issuers in Asia have a "significantly limited" presence in sustainable bond markets, but a think tank said sovereign and government-related bonds are "critical" to energising local sustainable bond issuance.

  • Australia's prudential regulator to 'raise expectations' on climate risk management

    29 August 2024

  • IDB launches LatAm sustainable finance support network

    28 August 2024
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