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Hong Kong airport expansion green bond is 'greenwashing'
13 January 2023The Hong Kong Airport Authority (HKAA) has raised $1 billion from a green bond tranche which forms part of its broader funding of the runway expansion project, a year after its previous controversial deal.
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Investors 'could be forced to sell impact funds in 2023, creating buyer's market'
13 January 2023Stakes in impact funds will come up for sale this year as pension funds and other asset owners are forced to sell early, following the market ructions of the past year,...
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Political and energy shocks driving 'unintended risk' for ESG investors, says Northern Trust
12 January 2023Macroeconomic volatility sparked by issues such as the war in Ukraine and energy security is causing high levels of 'unintended risk' in ESG-tilted portfolios, Northern Trust has said.
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Loan round-up: Host Hotels, Borusan Otomotiv, Turkish sustainable loan spotlight, Nipro ... and more
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UK financial institutions 'much more' engaged with TNFD than corporates
12 January 2023UK-based financial institutions have shown "much more engagement" with developing the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) recommendations than corporates,...
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Climate change tops WEF's long-term global risks
12 January 2023The World Economic Forum (WEF) has identified four environmental challenges among its ranking of the "most severe" risks over the next decade, with climate change again topping its list.
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Asian banks need to better manage nature-related risk, says WWF
12 January 2023Banks in Asia must act to effectively manage nature-related risks and supply chain traceability in the wake of the latest UN biodiversity summit, WWF-Singapore has said.
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Video: Tze Khai Poh (MAS) on Singapore's first sovereign green bond issuance
12 January 2023Tze Khai Poh shares his key experiences and takeaways from Singapore's first sovereign green bond issuance
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US central bank will not be a 'climate policymaker', chair says
12 January 2023The US central bank should not address climate change unless it is given a specific mandate to do so, US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has said.
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ECB signals overhaul of climate bond purchase strategy
11 January 2023A potential overhaul of the way the European Central Bank (ECB) looks to support decarbonisation efforts through its bond purchases has been welcomed as a "paradigm shift".
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