Climate Risk

Sustainable Finance

MAS-Led Green Investments Partnership Achieves US$510m First Close

By Nithya Subramanian | 09/09/2025

Backed by global and regional investors, the fund will channel capital into renewable energy, transport, and other green projects to accelerate Asia’s energy transition.

Sustainable Finance

HKMA Consults on Expanded Sustainable Finance Taxonomy

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 09/09/2025

The HKMA has launched “Phase 2A” of its sustainable finance taxonomy, adding transition criteria and adaptation objectives.

Reporting & Disclosures

Chinese Exchanges Release Draft Guidelines on Environmental Disclosures

By Editors | 08/09/2025

Shanghai, Shenzhen and Beijing bourses released draft guidelines on pollution, energy and water use to aid implementation of mandatory sustainability reporting.

Reporting & Disclosures

UNEP FI Flags Gaps in Global Climate Risk Disclosures

By Nithya Subramanian | 05/09/2025

The UNEP FI Risk Centre report warns that while sustainability reporting frameworks are gaining traction worldwide, most company disclosures remain largely narrative, inconsistent and hard to compare.

Sustainable Finance

Thailand Eyes First Blue Bond with World Bank Support

By Nithya Subramanian | 04/09/2025

The planned bond issue would help fund projects to protect Thailand’s coastlines and drive sustainable growth, as investor demand for green and blue finance continues to climb.

Reporting & Disclosures

New Zealand Proposes to Defer Key Climate Disclosures Deadlines

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 04/09/2025

The XRB is seeking feedback on extending exemptions for Scope 3 emissions and anticipated financial impact disclosures.

Sustainable Finance

Shenzhen to Issue First Green Bonds in Macao

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 04/09/2025

The issuance, a first for the Shenzhen Government in Macao, aims to deepen financial cooperation in the GBA and bolster Macao’s bond market.

Sustainable Finance

Net-Zero Banking Alliance Halts Activities After Mass Exodus

By Editors | 29/08/2025

The UN-backed climate group, hit by a political backlash in the US, will vote on abandoning its membership model after a wave of high-profile bank departures.

Sustainable Finance

China Issues New Rules to Steer Finance Towards Forestry Sector

By Editors | 26/08/2025

Regulators have unveiled measures expanding the scope of forest-related collateral, promoting carbon sink finance, and calling for new insurance products.