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Singapore’s latest 50-year green bond issuance closes at 2.16%, down from 2.62%

Pedestrians use umbrellas to shelter from the sun as they cross a street in the Kabukicho entertainment area of Shinjuku in central Tokyo on July 29, 2025. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP)
ESG

Itochu sells Japan’s first orange bonds for gender equality

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ESG

ABN Amro analysts see ESG bond issuance dropping ‘considerably’

The “economic case for Asia’s transition is growing”, said MAS chairman Gan Kim Yong in the report
ESG

Singapore sustainable bond issuances jump 80% to S$13.3 billion in 2024: MAS

PwC report predicts the sustainability legal services market to reach a value of up to S$500 million by 2033, from the estimated S$140 million to S$180 million in 2023.
Sustainable Finance

Singapore’s sustainability legal services market to treble to at least S$450 million by 2033: PwC study

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Sustainable Finance

Sustainable finance in S-E Asia to remain robust in 2025 despite Trump-led climate setback

About S$1.5 billion of sustainability-linked bonds issued by Singapore-listed companies or their subsidiaries will face performance deadlines in 2025.
Sustainable Finance
ESG Insights

Issue 131: Deadline year for sustainability-linked bond issuers; Singapore awards hydrogen-enabled gas plant

Lush forests seen at the Southern Cardamom project, which protects 497,000 ha of tropical rainforest in South-west Cambodia.
ESG

Insights from Thailand’s issuance of sovereign sustainability-linked bonds

The bonds, tied to environmental, social and governance targets for issuers rather than specific projects, have come under fire for greenwashing claims and over difficulties in tracking the sustainable goals.
ESG

A US$319 billion corner of ESG bond market faces ‘slow demise’

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Sustainable Finance

South-east Asia’s ESG bond proceeds jump 80% in Q3 2024 with new and existing issuers entering the market

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