Indonesian paper firm expansion 'litmus test' for 'net-zero' banks

The substantial financing being sought by two Indonesian paper and pulp firms to support their expansion…

Asia Pacific,Carbon,Debt,Natural Capital,Stranded Assets

Investors must scrutinise Asian companies' CCS assumptions

Investors have been urged to carefully scrutinise the carbon capture and storage solutions (CCS) projections…

Asia Pacific,Carbon,Policy

ThomasLloyd impact trust misses fund target by $190m

The Thomas Lloyd Energy Impact Trust has raised $150 million, but missed its fundraising target of $340…

Asia Pacific,IMPACT

250 Asia-Pacific ESG funds launched since January

At least 250 ESG funds were launched in the Asia Pacific between January 2020 and Autumn (Q3) 2021, as…

Asia Pacific,ESG Data

Ontario Teachers' invests in environmental markets platform

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board has invested an undisclosed sum in Australian environmental markets…

Asia Pacific,Carbon,IMPACT

Loan round-up: Volkswagen, Triton, Reliance, Stora Enso, Boralex ... and more

Asia Pacific,Debt

AustralianSuper under climate pressure over Vanguard fund investment

AUD244 billion ($173 billion) pension fund AustralianSuper is facing pressure over the climate risk it…

Asia Pacific,Debt,Equity,Investment,Policy

Japanese financial institutions establish impact initiative

A group of Japanese financial institutions has formed an initiative "to promote high quality impact investment…

Asia Pacific,IMPACT

Japanese TCFD supporters labour to disclose climate resilience

Two-thirds of Japanese supporters of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) have…

Asia Pacific,Policy

Tokio Marine plans ¥100bn of divestments

Japanese insurer Tokio Marine will divest at least ¥100 billion ($884 million) of equities, including…

Asia Pacific,Insurance,Stranded Assets

$10trn asset owner alliance urges blended climate finance push

The UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) has urged development finance institutions (DFIs)…

Asia Pacific,Debt,ESG Data,Equity,Investment,Policy

Australian regulator strengthens final climate financial risk guidance

APRA has published its final guidance for financial firms for managing financial risks of climate change,…

Asia Pacific,ESG,ESG Data,Policy

China Steel, CIP and banks in $1.6bn wind deal

An offshore wind project in Taiwan backed by China Steel Corporation and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners…

Asia Pacific,Renewables

Hong Kong plans renminbi green bond to encourage mainland issuers

The Hong Kong government is currently planning to issue its debut renminbi-denominated green bond in…

Asia Pacific,Green Bonds

The 10 biggest announcements from COP26

COP26 provoked a blizzard of announcements from countries, companies and investors on how they plan to…

Asia Pacific,COP

New Zealand to debut sovereign green bond in late 2022

New Zealand has announced it intends to kick-start an "important and enduring" sovereign green bond programme…

Asia Pacific,Green Bonds

MAS to pilot digital ESG data platforms

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is set to pilot the development of digital platforms for sustainability-related…

Asia Pacific,ESG Data

PBOC launches green lending tool

The People's Bank of China (PBoC) has launched a green financing tool to help boost the country's slowing…

Asia Pacific,Policy

'Much needed' EU, China common ground taxonomy published

The International Platform on Sustainable Finance (IPSF) has published its long-awaited initial scoping…

Asia Pacific,COP,ESG,ESG Data,Green Bonds,Investment,Policy

PRI: COP26 needs a signal from China

The "most important thing" for COP26 to achieve is a signal from China of improved decarbonisation ambition,…

Asia Pacific,COP,Policy