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India’s market regulator intends to expand the scope of its sustainable finance framework to include more products, a potential boost to ESG-labeled instruments in Asia.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India will consult on introducing social bonds, along with sustainable and sustainability-linked bonds, to the current suite of environmental, social and governance debt.
Plans also include adding eligible asset-backed securities and a requirement for independent external reviews of all ESG debt, according to a consultation paper…