Sustainability-linked bonds
Singapore’s latest 50-year green bond issuance closes at 2.16%, down from 2.62%
This is down from 2.62% in last year’s issuance
Itochu sells Japan’s first orange bonds for gender equality
The Japanese trading house raises 15.2 billion yen from the debt sale
ABN Amro analysts see ESG bond issuance dropping ‘considerably’
Interest in financial products claiming to target such goals is flagging
Singapore sustainable bond issuances jump 80% to S$13.3 billion in 2024: MAS
The central bank is tilting its corporate bond portfolio towards less carbon-intensive exposures; it will work with industry on talent development and explore nature-related opportunities
Singapore’s sustainability legal services market to treble to at least S$450 million by 2033: PwC study
Report predicts compound annual growth rate of 10 per cent per annum from 2023
Sustainable finance in S-E Asia to remain robust in 2025 despite Trump-led climate setback
Regional governments have renewed their commitments and built a track record, say bankers
Issue 131: Deadline year for sustainability-linked bond issuers; Singapore awards hydrogen-enabled gas plant
This week in ESG: Sustainability performance tests loom for Singapore issuers; PacificLight Power to build S$1 billion plant
Insights from Thailand’s issuance of sovereign sustainability-linked bonds
This type of instrument, if managed appropriately, could offer a viable alternative for developing countries to finance national sustainability strategies
A US$319 billion corner of ESG bond market faces ‘slow demise’
SUSTAINABILITY-linked bond deals have tumbled this year, prompting bankers and investors to question whether the US$319 billion market will ever regain favour.
South-east Asia’s ESG bond proceeds jump 80% in Q3 2024 with new and existing issuers entering the market
But the supply of ESG loans has fallen, with proceeds declining 9 per cent to US$11.1 billion
