UOB Singapore Reports 21% Growth in Sustainable Financing Portfolio to SGD 70.1 Billion in 2025
UOB's 2025 sustainability report shows its sustainable financing portfolio grew 21% year-on-year to SGD 70.1bn, up from SGD 58bn at end-2024.
BMO Financial Group Issues EUR 500 Million Green Bond to Finance Renewable Energy and Green Buildings
BMO Financial Group offered a EUR 500m green bond on 16 March 2026, with proceeds earmarked for renewable energy, sustainable agriculture and green buildings.
DBS Bank Reports SGD 102 Billion in Sustainable Financing Commitments at End-2025, Up 14% Year on Year
DBS Bank's sustainable financing commitments reached SGD 102 billion at end-2025, a 14% year-on-year rise, with SGD 41 billion of ESG bond issuances facilitated during the year.
HSBC Mobilises Record USD 102 Billion in Sustainable Finance in 2025, Pushing Cumulative Total to USD 495.6 Billion
HSBC mobilised a record USD 102 billion in sustainable finance and investment in 2025, lifting its cumulative total since 2020 to USD 495.6 billion toward its USD 750bn–USD 1 trillion 2030 target.
UBS Reports 48% Cut in Operational Emissions and 83% Drop in Financed Fossil-Fuel Exposure in 2025 Sustainability Statement
UBS's 2025 Sustainability Statement shows a 48% cut in Scope 1 and 2 emissions versus its 2023 baseline and an 83% fall in financed fossil-fuel emissions since 2021.
TD Securities Report Finds Global Sustainable Fund AUM Rose 15% to USD 3.9 Trillion Despite US Political Headwinds
TD Securities' 2025 sustainable finance review found global sustainable fund AUM reached USD 3.9 trillion in Q4 2025, up 15%, even as US ESG politicisation dented social bond issuance.
Vanguard Pays USD 29.5 Million to Settle US Multi-State Anti-ESG Antitrust Case, Agrees to Passivity Commitments
Vanguard has agreed to pay USD 29.5 million to Texas and ten other states to settle antitrust claims over coal-market conduct, and will withdraw from climate-focused investment coalitions.
South Korea's ESG Finance Market Tops KRW 2,000 Trillion for First Time but Annual Growth Slows to Single Digits
South Korea's ESG-related financing reached KRW 2,012.6 trillion at end-2024, but annual growth fell to 8.9%, the market's first single-digit expansion, per KoSIF data.
People's Bank of China Publishes Green Finance Status and Trends Report, Highlighting Taxonomy and Disclosure Advances
A PBoC-supported report outlines China's green finance advances in 2025, covering green insurance standards for BRI projects, unified disclosure rules, and the relaunched CCER carbon market.
Arab Bank Launches Updated Sustainable Finance Framework Covering Transition Finance
Arab Bank's revised Sustainable Finance Framework, launched in February 2026, adds transition finance for high-emitting industries alongside green and social bond categories.
S&P Global Projects GCC Sustainable Bond Issuance to Reach $20–25 Billion in 2026
S&P Global forecasts Middle East sustainable bond issuance of $20–25 billion in 2026, after Saudi Arabia and the UAE drove 80% of the region's 2025 supply.
South Africa's Green Finance Taxonomy Review Confirms International Interoperability, Boosting JSE Foreign ESG Capital
South Africa's 2025 taxonomy review confirms alignment with global standards, strengthening the JSE Sustainability Segment's appeal to foreign ESG investors.