New ESG-linked bonds emerging for Asia to transit its inconvenient truth
Sustainability-linked debt helps Asian corporates shift to cleaner future, as 'traditional' green bonds clash with economic needs
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ASIA is growing, and for certain parts of the region, that means many sectors are still heavily reliant on coal and other raw materials.
The inconvenient truth then, is that traditional green bonds may not be a viable funding source in the transition to net zero. They may be irrelevant if there are no direct energy-efficient investments to fund.
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