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Strengthening the ‘Environment’ Component of ESG: How Financial Institutions Can Bring Green Financing into the Mainstream in India

James Militzer

Green Financial Instruments: Contrasting India to the Global Market. In the global market there are dedicated ESG funds and green instruments (ranging from green bonds to green insurance ) to facilitate projects – not only in the domain of climate finance, but also focused on the environmental objectives necessary to support sustainability.

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Asia Wakes Up to Blue Finance Regulation

Chris Hall

trillion in Asia-Pacific alone; regulatory uncertainty around a concept barely a decade old and the difficulty of valuing a communal fluid asset has opened a trench in financing between sustainable green bonds and their blue peers. The cumulative value of green bonds issued reached US$2.2

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Blended Finance: Big Change Means More Than Big Numbers

Chris Hall

On average, blended finance funds leverage US$4 of commercial capital for every dollar of concessional capital, with just US$1.10

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Keeping Up with the Neighbours 

Chris Hall

Australia introduced a Modern Slavery Act in 2018, requiring reporting from corporates and investors on slavery preven tion in their supply chains. Graham says at an ASFI event in December the Australia’s Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced a sweeping sustainable finance agenda.