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GPIF sustainability policy an 'important signal' for Asia-Pacific transition
16 April 2025The creation of a formal sustainable investment policy by Japan's $1.8 trillion Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) sets an important signal for shareholder advocacy in the Asia-Pacific region, according to the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC).
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ABC Impact closes second fund at $600m
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Patrizia invests $350m in Asian sustainable cooling infrastructure business
15 April 2025 -
New Agriculture launches agricultural landscapes strategy
14 April 2025New Agriculture has launched a new nature-based strategy for institutional investors, which will target improvements to agricultural landscapes across Australia and New Zealand.
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Schroders sets path for Apple to address Scope 3 emissions with new fund
11 April 2025Schroders is helping Apple offset its Scope 3 emissions for a second time, Environmental Finance has learned, after it committed $100 million to a new China renewable energy strategy.
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Climate adaptation investment hampered by 'fragmented' solutions
10 April 2025Investment in climate adaptation and resilience projects is being held back by a tendency towards focusing on "fragmented or incremental" solutions rather than system-wide plans - even in National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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Commercial Bank of Ceylon plans LKR15bn green bond 'Tier 2' debut
09 April 2025The Commercial Bank of Ceylon (ComBank) is planning to raise up to LKR15 billion ($50 million) from its inaugural green bond, believed to be only the third sustainable bond issuance in the country and the first issued as a 'Tier 2' bond.
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China raises CNY6bn from 'milestone' debut sovereign green bond
04 April 2025China has raised CNY6 billion ($824 million) from a dual-tranche sovereign green bond, described as a "milestone" deal that could encourage other Chinese issuers to enter the market.
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'Innovative' Cambodian green project bond issued
01 April 2025A Cambodian renewable energy developer has signed a KHR200 billion ($50 million) green project bond, in a deal hailed as a "significant milestone" for sustainable bonds...
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Indian muni issuers still 'missing green bond potential'
28 March 2025Indian municipal issuers are still missing the opportunity to issue green bonds with only a "small" proportion of the debt raised for potentially green-eligible projects being labelled as such,...
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TPG Rise Climate starts deploying €2.5bn Global South strategy
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Pentagreen, BII sign $80m to SE Asia renewables
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Australia makes investment to help kickstart nature credit market
25 March 2025The Australian government has announced plans to invest AUD250 million ($157.9 million) over the next five years in nature conservation and recovery, which will help "kickstart" its new nature credit market.
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Clime Capital leads Series A for Vietnamese solar business
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Actis acquires Indian portfolio from Macquarie
24 March 2025
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