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

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.

Korea urged against limiting ISSB-aligned disclosure rules to climate

BasisBank issues 'landmark' sustainability bond in Georgia

BasisBank has become the first commercial bank in Georgia to issue a sustainability bond, with the Tbilisi-based lender raising an initial $20 million from the deal.

People Moves, 2 August: Nordea, UBS Asset Management, Impax, HSBC ... and more

Rio Tinto's 'climate hypocrisy' on lobbying leads ACCR to end engagement

Blue Earth leads $29m for Indian grain commerce platform

Ground-breaking 'Transition Loan Principles' expected by November

With formal principles on the horizon, the 'transition loan' market could be on the cusp of a new era - a dramatic step-change that could extend into the bond market. Ahren Lester reports

First 'blue bond' in Vietnam issued

Southeast Asia Commercial Bank (SeABank) has raised $75 million from a sustainable bond which is the first in Vietnam to include a 'blue bond' tranche focused on sustainable marine and water projects.

Net Zero Investment Framework reduces focus on financed emissions, warning of 'perverse outcomes'

The second version of the widely used Net Zero Investment Framework investor transition planning guide has been published, with a reduced focus on encouraging the reduction of emissions linked to financing.

Policymakers urged to push for taxonomy equivalence over interoperability

While interoperability of taxonomies should be welcomed, it is "not enough" and policymakers need to move towards equivalence, an Environmental Finance conference has heard.