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Asia 'by far the most important region for the climate transition'

Asia has a key role to play in helping combat climate change, a webinar heard. Genevieve Redgrave reports

LGIM-managed fund makes first investments

Rise in climate finance likely to lower bond yields, says HSBC

A rise in debt as countries finance the transition to net zero greenhouse gas emissions is likely to lower interest rates and compress the yield investors can expect from bonds, according to research by HSBC.

BNP Paribas: 'Unique' index-linked social bond is scalable

BNP Paribas said its "unique" €50 million ($53 million) social bond with three social-focused structuring elements is scalable,...

Environmental leaders recognised in New Year's Honours

The King's New Year's Honours List has recognised a number of environmental leaders for their work, including fund manager Beverley Gower-Jones and academic Sir Partha Sarathi Dasgupta.

Rabobank and Cibus Capital among investors in pollination firm

Comment: Green bonds should not make the taxman blue

Sustainable bond issuers can have legitimate reasons for using 'tax havens,' but transparency is essential to avoid the practice tarnishing the market. Ahren Lester writes

Crack down on ESG 'ratings shopping', says BIS

Regulators should consider introducing measures to limit sustainability ratings providers' ability to justify "lenient" assessments of companies and financial institutions,...

EU says defence industry not excluded from sustainability taxonomy

The European Commission has advised companies that some activities in the defence industry can be identified as 'sustainable' under the EU's sustainability taxonomy.