ESG / Sustainability

ESG / Sustainability

Alliance Finance Launches Sri Lanka’s First Social Bond on CSE

By Nithya Subramanian | 16/09/2025

The LKR 2 billion issue is aimed at funding projects that support MSMEs, rural entrepreneurs, and inclusive economic growth.

ESG / Sustainability

China Issues Detailed Guidance for Voluntary Sustainability Disclosure

By Editors | 16/09/2025

New guidelines detail double materiality assessments and value chain reporting, while introducing a proportionality principle to ease the compliance burden.

ESG / Sustainability

Sri Lanka Launches Climate Finance Strategy to Plug $500M Annual Gap

By Nithya Subramanian | 12/09/2025

The strategy aims to attract private capital for climate resilience through incentives and partnerships, targeting key sectors like renewable energy.

ESG / Sustainability

Hong Kong and Indonesia State Agencies Sign Pact on Financial Market Integration

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 12/09/2025

The agreement between Hong Kong’s FSDC and Indonesia’s IFG targets collaboration on sustainable finance, fintech, and insurance.

ESG / Sustainability

Hong Kong FSDC Report Spotlights Innovations in Impact Investing

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 12/09/2025

A new FSDC report showcases local case studies to demonstrate Hong Kong's strategic positioning to serve as a regional hub for channelling purpose-driven capital.

ESG / Sustainability

New Zealand Proposes Climate Reporting Exemption for Foreign Firms

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 11/09/2025

The FMA is consulting on a plan to ease the compliance burden, with Australian firms set to be the first to benefit.

ESG / Sustainability

20 More Lenders Join IFC's Alliance for Green Commercial Banks

By Nithya Subramanian | 11/09/2025

The new joiners include leading institutions from eight APAC markets, along with BNP Paribas, with collective assets exceeding USD 5.6 trillion.

ESG / Sustainability

HKEX Publishes ‘Buyer's Guide’ for Carbon Credit Market

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 11/09/2025

The guide provides a framework for corporate due diligence on carbon credits and clarifies disclosure expectations, aiming to bolster market transparency.

ESG / Sustainability

Laos Launches Climate and Sustainable Finance Hub with UNDP

By Nithya Subramanian | 11/09/2025

The hub will help mobilise resources and coordinate reforms as the country faces billions in financing needs ahead of its 2026 graduation from Least Developed Country status.