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Asian ESG bond fund launched

An actively managed fund, which will invest in Asian bonds with good environmental, social and governance (ESG) profiles, has been launched.

Sustainable bonds to top $1.35trn in 2022, says Moody's

29% of Robeco's assets in sectors with high impact on biodiversity

Almost a third of Robeco's assets under management (29%) are in sectors that have a potentially high or very high impact on biodiversity loss, the firm said.

PCAF signatories reach $60trn after TCFD support

Japan Post Bank has become the 200th signatory to the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF),...

The future of transport is not electric: it's smart

We need to find alternative ways to significantly increase clean energy generation capacity and start moving people and goods in a smarter way, says Jan Palasinski

Deutsche Börse launches ESG disclosure tool

Deutsche Börse, the Frankfurt-based exchange group, has launched a tool it said would help investors access ESG ratings and sustainability reports.

Asia-Pacific leading energy transition investment

Almost half of investment into the global energy transition in 2021 occurred in Asia, according to a new report from Bloomberg NEF (BNEF).

NextEnergy Capital solar fund beats target by $146m

UK-based energy transition investor NextEnergy Capital (NEC)'s third institutional solar fund has "comfortably" outstripped its $750 million target to reach $896 million,...

CBI: China must up its green debt standards

China needs to improve the standards of its expanding sustainable debt market to enable the country to reach its goal of carbon neutrality by 2060, the non-profit Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has said.

Indonesia's taxonomy will boost green finance, says HSBC

Investor confidence in Indonesian green financial products will be boosted as a result of the launch of the country's first Green Taxonomy last week, HSBC believes.