News

  • Hong Kong to launch ISSB adoption roadmap by end of year

    30 October 2024

    The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is to launch a roadmap on adoption of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) before the end of the year.

  • DBS Bank to begin nature reporting

    30 October 2024

    DBS Bank is to begin nature reporting next year, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • Sustainable bond impact report shortfalls trigger 'toxic mix of assumptions'

    30 October 2024

    Sustainable bond issuer failure to publish post-issuance impact reports is a major problem in both emerging and developed markets, according to State Street Global Advisors (SSGA)...

  • Sustainability-linked bonds becoming 'endangered species' in 2024

    30 October 2024

    Sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) are becoming an "endangered species" in 2024 after recording the weakest quarterly issuance volumes since the end of 2020 for the performance-based instrument.

  • NZAOA members warn their progress on decarbonisation at risk from policy inaction

    30 October 2024

    Insurers and pension fund members of the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) have warned their progress on decarbonising their portfolios could be about to slow because the wider global economy is not showing signs of matching their efforts.

  • Asian investors brace for fossil fuel 'inflection point'

    29 October 2024

    Despite labelling fossil fuels as "unattractive" in the long term, many Asian investors are still willing to capitalise on profits in the short term, an investor survey has found.

  • Barbados 'set to launch $300m water-focused debt swap'

    29 October 2024

    By Peter Cripps at COP16 in Cali, Colombia

  • Aviva Investors launches carbon removal fund

    29 October 2024

    Aviva Investors has launched a carbon removal fund for institutional investors investing in nature-based and engineered carbon removal solutions and projects that provide 'high-integrity' carbon removal credits.

  • EdenTree launches sustainable government bond fund

    29 October 2024

    Specialist sustainable asset manager EdenTree Investment Management (IM) has launched a government debt fund focused on labelled sustainable bonds, such as green bonds.

  • EU-China common ground taxonomy to be expanded at COP29

    29 October 2024

    The EU-China Common Ground Taxonomy (CGT) is to be expanded at COP29, Ma Jun has revealed.