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Budget 2025: A crucial opportunity on adaptation missed

Posted by ESGNEWS Team - February 5, 2025

It still bears reiterating that the presentation (budget 2025) misses a crucial opportunity on climate…

World Bank Launches Global Sustainable Development Bond

Posted by ESGNEWS Team - January 7, 2025

According to the World Bank, these bonds support the financing of green and social projects…

Shriram Finance Consolidating Green Finance with New Subsidiary

Posted by ESGNEWS Team - December 24, 2024

Sriram Finance aims to achieve an Asset Under Management (AUM) of Rs 5,000 crores for…

Banks must Step Up Finance for the RE Sector: MNRE

Posted by Sonal Desai - December 18, 2024

According to reports, the RE sector requires an investment of around Rs 42 trillion to…

India to Resist Shift in Focus from Climate Finance to Mitigation

Posted by ESGNEWS Team - November 25, 2024

India expressed dissatisfaction with the CoP29 summit and pledged to resist any shift in focus…

How Private Equity can Optimize ESG for Value Creation?

Posted by ESGNEWS Team - November 14, 2024

Private equity firms can position portfolio companies as sustainability leaders, attracting a wider range of…

IFC’s $400 Million Support to Bajaj Finance Fund Raising Initiative

Posted by ESGNEWS Team - November 7, 2024

The funding for Bajaj Finance aims to support women-owned microenterprises, improve access to climate finance…

States Urged To Prioritize WASH Asset Management

Posted by Sonal Desai - November 4, 2024

The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation has urged state representatives to prioritize WASH asset…

New Trends and Gaps in ESG Reporting

Posted by Sonal Desai - November 4, 2024

The CFA Institute, NSE, and CFA Society India have released the first edition of their…

Sustainable Investing Gaining Traction In the Financial Markets

Posted by ESGNEWS Team - October 24, 2024

Sustainable investing has surged with ESG-focused funds and assets under management, indicating a growing demand…

Power Finance Corporation has raised a $1.27 billion foreign currency term loan.

PFC Raises $1.27 Billion For Green Energy Transition

Posted by ESGNEWS Team - October 22, 2024

PFC has secured a facility agreement with multiple banks to expand its operations, enhance its…

Hitachi Energy to Invest $250 Million in India

Posted by ESGNEWS Team - October 8, 2024

Hitachi Energy will invest in capacity expansion, portfolio, and accelerating global demand for clean energy…

IFC, HSBC AM Partner to Support Sustainability in Emerging Markets

Posted by ESGNEWS Team - October 7, 2024

The collaboration aims to drive sustainable growth and impact in emerging markets by investing in…

MSIM Closes 1GT Climate Private Equity Fund

Posted by ESGNEWS Team - October 3, 2024

1GT targets investments in private companies across mobility, power, sustainable food, agriculture and circular economy

Vivriti Capital Secures $25 Million from ADB for Climate Finance

Posted by ESGNEWS Team - October 1, 2024

Vivriti Capital will use atleast 30 percent of the funds for EV financing, including charging…

AIIB Commits $100 M Climate Transition Fund For Emerging Asia

Posted by ESGNEWS Team - October 1, 2024

AIIB has earmarked $75 million to the Actis Asia Climate Transition Fund and $25 million…

Climate Financing Start-up Raises $6.3 M

Posted by ESGNEWS Team - September 28, 2024

Climate financing start-up Two Point O Capital has raised $6.3 million in a seed funding…

India Inc Pledges Rs 32.45 Lakh Crore for RE Projects

Posted by ESGNEWS Team - September 19, 2024

India Inc. has pledged Rs 32.45 lakh crore for renewable energy projects till 2030, aligning…

IREDA CMD Advocates Innovative Financing to Bridge Green Hydrogen Cost Gap

Posted by ESGNEWS Team - September 19, 2024

IREDA affirmed its dedication to reducing project costs by combining green hydrogen with RE sources…

Union Bank of India First Major Bank to Sign PCAF

Posted by ESGNEWS Team - September 18, 2024

The Union Bank of India has demonstrated its commitment to monitoring and controlling its financed…

31,350 MW Hydro Electric Projects Receives Rs 12,461 Crore Support

Posted by ESGNEWS Team - September 12, 2024

The Cabinet has approved a modification to the budgetary support scheme for enabling infrastructure for…

‘Mission Mausam’ gets Rs 2,000 crore outlay

Posted by ESGNEWS Team - September 12, 2024

The Cabinet meeting chaired by the PM meeting has approved an outlay of Rs 2,000…

India to Develop Climate Finance Taxonomy in 10 Months

Posted by ESGNEWS Team - September 4, 2024

A climate finance taxonomy is a set of guidelines that will help investors and institutions…

Disparity Between Available Finance and Municipal Spends Impacting Indian Cities

Posted by ESGNEWS Team - August 29, 2024

A report emphasizes the need for comprehensive urban planning strategies for inclusive growth, environmental sustainability…

Ultratech Cement Secures $500 M SLL

Posted by ESGNEWS Team - August 28, 2024

The SLL will support UltraTech's sustainability and ESG goals, aiming to achieve carbon-neutral concrete by…

Sovereign Green Bonds May be Traded at IFSC

Posted by Sonal Desai - August 12, 2024

The Indian government introduced sovereign Green Bonds in FY 23 to mobilize funds for sustainable…

Climate Bonds must be Indexed to Basket of Currencies

Posted by ESGNEWS Team - August 6, 2024

APAC executives have proposed that emerging economies must issue climate bonds that are indexed to…

MSME, DEI, Youth: Three Focus Areas of Budget 2024

Posted by ESGNEWS Team - July 23, 2024

The MSME sector in India has received a green boost in Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's…

India to Develop Taxonomy for Climate Finance

Posted by Sonal Desai - July 23, 2024

The GoI plans create a taxonomy for climate finance to increase the availability of funding…

Economic Survey: Rural women drive women’s participation in the workforce

Posted by ESGNEWS Team - July 22, 2024

Women's participation in India's labor force has increased significantly, reaching 37% in 2022-23, largely driven…

An Update on MSME Green Finance and Transformation Scheme

Posted by ESGNEWS Team - July 22, 2024

The MSE Green Investment and Financing for Transformation Scheme (MSE GIFT Scheme) aims to assist…

Tata Power to Invest Rs 20,000 crore for Renewable Energy

Posted by ESGNEWS Team - July 20, 2024

The investments are aimed at advancing sustainability, spurring clean energy growth, and supporting India's renewable…

Budget 2024: Expect more focus on climate action

Posted by Renjini Liza Varghese - July 17, 2024

There has been a lot of activity in the fight against climate change between the…

Green Hydrogen Funding Gets MNRE Boost

Posted by ESGNEWS Team - July 5, 2024

MNRE has announced a funding scheme for testing facilities, infrastructure, and institutional support for the…

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