jurisdiction: India

Capital Flows, Policy & Regulation
February 15, 2023

India revamps green bond rules as market takes off

With new definitions and new requirements on disclosure, India’s regulator is pulling the national green bond market into line with global standards. The Securities and...
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Policy & Regulation, Sector Focus
January 23, 2023

Indian financial sector falling behind country’s climate ambitions, says study

A new report finds that India’s major financial institutions have limited understanding of environmental issues such as greenhouse gas emissions or transition risks. Indian financial...
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Policy & Regulation
August 17, 2022

India ups climate commitments under the Paris Agreement with more to follow

A new energy bill will lay the foundation for the country’s first-ever carbon trading system. Earlier this month, India's prime minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet approved...
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Policy & Regulation
May 26, 2022

Regulatory Round-up: ISSB’s digital taxonomy, TNFD’s consultations, delayed timeline for the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market

The International Sustainability Standards Board is consulting on how best to make ESG data machine-readable from the start once it publishes its forthcoming sustainability disclosure...
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Opinion, Policy & Regulation
March 21, 2022

Should developing markets take a carrot or a stick approach to ESG regulation?

As European regulation exposes the challenges in addressing environmental, social and governance factors, developing markets, such as India, may wish to take a flexible approach....
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