Green bonds may be emerging as the Next Big Thing in Europe and the US, but in Asia the idea has so far been greeted with a fair dose of cynicism. Only a handful of issuers in Asia Pacific – predominantly banks – have launched bonds under the Green label, and few of the region’s homegrown investors have embraced the concept of responsible investing. The seeds, however, are there for the future. China is ramping up efforts to introduce a framework for Green financing that will include Green bonds as one of its key components. India is pushing...Read more