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ADB invests $25m to India EV-focused climate bond
03 October 2024 -
Hong Kong publishes ESG ratings and data code of conduct
03 October 2024Hong Kong has followed jurisdictions including Japan and the UK in publishing a code of conduct for ESG ratings and data, covering aspects such as transparency of methodologies and avoiding potential conflicts of interest.
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IFC commits $100m to HSBC's EM sustainable bond strategy
02 October 2024 -
AIIB commits $100m to Actis' emerging Asia transition fund
01 October 2024 -
Asia needs common sustainability taxonomy, thinktank argues
01 October 2024Green and transition taxonomies in Asia are too diverse, undermining comparability, a thinktank has said as it called for a "unified framework that aligns with international standards".
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Patrizia MBK backs Philippines rooftop business with $100m
30 September 2024 -
BII launches 'commercial investor' emerging markets facility
30 September 2024 -
Pegasus launches Global South-focused sustainability lab
27 September 2024 -
IFC backs Central Pattana's first SLB with $100m
25 September 2024 -
Vanguard fined record AUD12.9m over greenwashing
25 September 2024The Australian federal court has fined Vanguard Investments Australia a record AUD12.9 million ($8.9 million) for making "misleading" ESG claims about exclusionary screens applied to investments in its Vanguard Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Fund.
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ImpactA secures $5m from US-backed initiative
25 September 2024 -
DBS expands into EU carbon market coverage
24 September 2024 -
TPG Rise Climate raises over $1.2bn for Global South strategy
24 September 2024 -
IDB Invest backs Colombia's Banco Finandina's first sustainable bond with $39m
24 September 2024 -
Australian super funds increasingly looking at green bonds
24 September 2024As Australian superannuation funds "mature" on sustainability, they are increasingly looking at labelled bonds and expecting higher credentials from issuers, the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) has said.
- Hong Kong publishes ESG ratings and data code of conduct
- Eurazeo-backed Kurma Partners raises €140m for fourth fund
- AXA UK fund to drop 'sustainable' from its name in response to FCA's SDR
- Taxonomies 'struggling to support the transition', webinar hears
- Ocean impact fund universe swells to €2bn
- US carbon credit developer charged with fraud by FBI
- 'Carbon credits should not be a substitute for action'
- Nature positive focus is 'dangerous', warns data provider
- Global Biodiversity Framework difficult to 'make actionable', says AXA IM
- ESG ratings regulation could cover transition plan assessment products, says FCA