Asia Pacific

  • ADB invests $25m to India EV-focused climate bond

    03 October 2024
  • Hong Kong publishes ESG ratings and data code of conduct

    03 October 2024

    Hong 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.

  • 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 2024

    Green 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".

  • 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 2024

    The 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.

  • 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 2024

    As 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.