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Sovereign Green Bonds: What lessons can India draw from other nations

As of mid-2022, there are 26 countries with combined volumes of $227 billion in sovereign green debt

India is counting on debut sovereign green bond to lower financing costs

The govt has developed a framework to sell the debt in line with widely-used principles from the International Capital Market Association, and is also liaising with the World Bank over best practices

A bad idea: Separating 'E' from ESG

The S and G pillars are as important as E in assessing corporate performance

Investors become increasingly sceptical of ESG amid Goldman investigation

Retail investors are slowly starting to look under the hood of the $40 trillion environmental, social and governance industry that's increasingly steering their savings

Assets of ESG funds rise 5x in four years to Rs 12,450 crore, shows data

The data from Morningstar India shows that the fund size of ESG funds stood at Rs 12,447 crore as of March 2022, up from Rs 2,268 crore in March 2019

Sustainable funds see Rs 315 crore outflow in FY21-22, says report

Investors are yet to warm up to the concept of sustainable investing with sustainable or ESG funds in India witnessing outflows of Rs 315 crore in 2021-22

FabIndia preps for IPO, seeks ESG investors without ticking 'green boxes'

Company is in talks with ESG funds and will make decisions on its investor lineup after stock market regulator clears its first-time share sale.

Reduce regulatory risks by investing in ESG funds, say analysts

They are less likely to invite punitive action and hence can be rewarding, but lack track record

Implementing Sebi's ESG framework tough for Indian companies: Rating agency

The government's clean energy push has prompted the regulator to roll out a series of rules for the country's top 1,000 listed companies

The limits of compassionate capital

It took about 13 years for someone to figure out that the profits Mr Naqvi promised weren't forthcoming

Assets under management for ESG funds up 2.5 times in FY21: Nasscom

Assets under management for environmental, social and governance (ESG) funds increased 2.5 times to $650 million in India in financial year 2021, a top official of IT industry body Nasscom said

Highest-ranked ESG fund in the UK is betting big on India, shows data

India has a smaller carbon footprint than Europe and the US and is on track to increase investments in infrastructure and manufacturing

India ESG assets up 4.7 times in two years to Rs 12,300 crore, shows data

The size of environment, social, and governance-based fund investments in India from a global sustainability AUM perspective is currently negligible, but has been growing significantly

ESG disclosures to be part of Ind-Ra's rating action commentaries from Jan

India Ratings on Thursday said it will make ESG disclosures an integral part of its rating commentary from next month to help investors understand how their money is being put to use

Opt for thematic offerings only if you can time your entry and exit

Most investors should stick to diversified funds where fund manager has the leeway to exit non-performing themes and sectors

Sebi mulls disclosure norms for MF ESG schemes, seeks public comments

Currently, top 1,000 listed firms are required to furnish a 'business responsibility and sustainability report' to the bourses, which has disclosures about ESG initiatives taken

Brokerage Sharekhan to include ESG rating of stocks in research reports

To help its customers take well-informed investment decisions, brokerage Sharekhan has decided to include ESG (environment, social and governance) rating of stocks in its research report going forward

India's ESG assets worth $1.5 bn as of June, form 2% of APAC AUM

Country trails most other Asia-Pacific regions, as per Morgan Stanley report. But activity in ESG is rising, according to Morningstar. Sustainability funds up 80 per cent YoY in 2020-21

Dumping stocks to punish bad corporate behavior has tiny impact

Even as billions of dollars diverts toward firms scoring higher on environmental, social and governance measures, the funding costs for bad actors has hardly budged, a study has found

Uptick in ESG India assets, as value rises nearly three-fold year-on-year

ESG products sold off at the outset of the pandemic but the global crisis, coupled with continued climate and social concerns, has resulted in fervent interest in ESG investing