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ESG in Fixed Income Asia 2022: Highlights

Environmental Finance's in-person ESG in Fixed Income Asia 2022 conference in Singapore recently highlighted the crucial environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics relevant to the fixed income markets in the region...

BlackRock launches €75m impact bond fund

BlackRock has launched an actively managed €75 million ($78 million) dedicated 'impact' bond fund which will predominantly invest in labelled green, social and sustainability bonds.

Net zero and COP27: are we doing enough?

National plans to get to net zero require greater clarity to ensure energy security and a responsible transition to net zero, writes Tom Williams

Brookfield launches 'circular economy' infrastructure developer

COP27: Germany, Egypt partner to drive private nature investment

Mobilising private investment in nature-based solutions is one of seven focus areas of an initiative co-chaired by Germany and Egypt that was launched today at COP27.

Hong Kong preparing 'tokenised' green bond

Bond round-up: Volkswagen, Bank of America, New Zealand, Hungary ... and more

European supervisors launch consultation on greenwashing

The three European Supervisory Authorities have launched a consultation on greenwashing practices in the EU asset management, banking and insurance sectors.

Agreement reached on $250m-300m deal to close Indonesian coal plant

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed to explore the early retirement of an Indonesian coal-fired plant, the first such agreement to be reached under the country's pioneering Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM).

New insured emissions protocols are a fig leaf for continued fossil fuel expansion

The emissions protocols will allow insurance companies to do business as usual in underwriting the fossil fuel expansion, argues Peter Bosshard