Taipei Exchange Launches Dedicated Sustainable Bond Segment to Further Issuing Momentum
24.5.2021 12:00:00 EEST | Business Wire | Press release
The Taipei Exchange, TPEx, launched a dedicated segment for sustainable bonds, celebrating on May 18 with the debut of three social bond listings. The segment marks a milestone for Taiwan’s socially responsible investment and is in accordance with a plan announced by the Taiwanese government’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC). The commission’s plan, named the Green Finance Action Plan 2.0, was announced in August 2020.
This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210524005043/en/
Taipei Exchange launches dedicated sustainable bond segment to further issuing momentum. (Graphic: Business Wire)
TPEx Chairman Philip Chen said in a statement announcing the new segment, “After accomplishing the mechanism regarding social bonds, the last piece of the puzzle, TPEx has integrated the regulations of Green Bonds, Sustainability Bonds, and Social Bonds and launched this segment exclusively for ESG concept bonds.” Chen went on to highlight TPEx’s market acclaim for launching Green Bond and Sustainability Bond operational directions in 2017 and 2020 respectively, which were in line with the ICMA’s GBP and SBG. The total outstanding amount of listed sustainable bonds has steadily grown, exceeding NT$207bn (US$7bn), according to Chen.
The first batch of three social bonds listed on TPEx is primarily funding socioeconomic advancement projects related to the global COVID-19 pandemic, projects such as increasing access to loans, providing job opportunities and raising the availability of affordable housing.
FSC Chairman Dr. Tien-Mu Huang said, “FSC fully supports financial innovation and product diversity. The Sustainable Bond Segment at TPEx provides the market with a clearer, more complete and consistent regulatory mechanism, facilitating easier compliance for issuers. This subsequently serves to direct funds to eco-friendly and socially beneficial projects, helping achieve the goals of Green Finance Action Plan 2.0 tremendously.” Mrs. Tania Berchem from the Luxemburg Trade and Investment Office in Taipei, Mr. Nicholas Pfaff from ICMA, and Mr. Sean Kidney from CBI all sent their congratulatory messages to TPEx for the dedicated segment.
Meanwhile, TPEx has modernized its sustainable bonds website (https://www.tpex.org.tw/web/bond/sustainability/index.php?l=en-us), improving all relevant information for clarity and accessibility. The updated website is bilingual, and key features have been added which include issuance status and bond framework information, assessment opinions from external reviewers, market reports, and access to current sustainability studies and research reports. Speaking of the new website, Chen added, “In facilitating responsible investing, we hope to offer a full array of information to enhance transparency while simultaneously raising investors’ social awareness.”
About the Taipei Exchange
Established in 1994, the Taipei Exchange is a member of the World Federation of Exchanges. The exchange has grown with a vision of sustainability to meet the diverse needs of issuers and investors, and has long been dedicated to fostering emerging, high-tech and creative industries by providing a viable channel for raising capital. The exchange has also established a fast-growing bond market. For more information, visit: https://www.tpex.org.tw/web/index.php?l=en-us
To view this piece of content from cts.businesswire.com, please give your consent at the top of this page.
View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210524005043/en/
Contact information
Tinna Chen: tinnachen@tpex.org.tw
Iris Yang: irisyang@tpex.org.tw
About Business Wire
For more than 50 years, Business Wire has been the global leader in press release distribution and regulatory disclosure.
Subscribe to releases from Business Wire
Subscribe to all the latest releases from Business Wire by registering your e-mail address below. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Latest releases from Business Wire
Andersen Global Adds Collaborating Firm NetExpat5.5.2026 16:30:00 EEST | Press release
Andersen Global strengthens its platform across Asia Pacific, Europe, and the U.S. through a Collaboration Agreement with NetExpat, a firm specializing in employee assistance, intercultural training, and leadership development for internationally mobile employees. Founded more than 25 years ago, NetExpat is a recognized leader in global mobility and talent management, supporting multinational clients worldwide. The firm provides assessment, training, and coaching programs designed to support global workforces and their relocating employees, including intercultural readiness assessments, high-impact cultural training, employee spouse career and integration support, and talent development programs for internationally oriented teams. “For more than two decades, NetExpat has focused on helping organizations and their people thrive amid international mobility,” said Alain Verstandig, co-founder & CEO of NetExpat. “Collaborating with Andersen Global allows us to amplify that commitment, brin
LTM and Uniphore Partner to Scale Domain-Specific AI Across Core Business Processes5.5.2026 16:15:00 EEST | Press release
Uniphore, the Business AI Company, and LTM, the Business Creativity partner to the world's largest enterprises, today announced a strategic partnership focused on the joint development of industry- and domain-specific AI solutions that combine small language models (SLMs), AI agents, and deep domain expertise. As AI adoption matures, enterprises are shifting to smaller, purpose‑built models and agents for greater precision and control. The partnership brings this approach to core business processes with governance, security, and compliance by design. Uniphore’s Business AI Cloud will power LTM’s BlueVerse™ ecosystem and global delivery, unifying enterprise data, models, and AI agents on a secure, sovereign platform. LTM will drive industry expertise, client implementation, and AI‑led transformation, while Uniphore provides the foundation for building and fine‑tuning domain‑specific SLMs. The partnership will initially focus on banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI), manufact
QuantWare Raises $178 Million to Build World’s Most Powerful Quantum Processors at an Industrial Scale5.5.2026 16:00:00 EEST | Press release
QuantWare, the leading industrial quantum processor company, today announced a $178 million (€152 million) Series B equity funding round following the announcement of VIO-40K™, a quantum processor architecture for 10,000 qubits, 100x larger than the state of the art today. The company is building KiloFab, the world’s largest dedicated quantum open architecture fab, increasing the company’s production capacity by 20x to meet strong global customer demand. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260505645970/en/ QuantWare co-founders Matthijs Rijlaarsdam (CEO) and Alessandro Bruno (CTO), pictured outside of QuantWare's KiloFab facility in Delft, Netherlands. QuantWare is the only company that designs, fabricates, and integrates modular quantum processors on an open architecture at an industrial scale. Its proprietary VIO™ technology — a modular Quantum Processor Architecture — allows the creation of the world’s most pow
Tacton, Award-Winning Innovation Leader, Launches AI Product Modeling Assistant to Accelerate CPQ Implementation and Eliminate Bottlenecks5.5.2026 16:00:00 EEST | Press release
Tacton, a global leader in Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) solutions for manufacturers of complex products, today announced the launch of AI Product Modeling Assistant, a new capability designed to dramatically accelerate product modeling and remove one of the most persistent barriers to CPQ success. Tacton’s AI Modeling Assistant is part of a core innovation to its CPQ platform, earning a Gold win in the 24th Annual American Business Awards for Most Innovative Tech Company of the Year. For manufacturers with highly configurable products, product modeling is often the longest and most resource-intensive phase of CPQ implementation. It determines how quickly products can be brought to market, how much of the portfolio is available at launch, and ultimately how fast organizations realize value from their CPQ investment. At the same time, many manufacturers face increasing pressure from limited modeling expertise, workforce shortages, and the retirement of experienced engineers, making it e
Tourism Surges in Oulu as European Capital of Culture Year Drives Record Visitor Numbers and Major Exhibitions5.5.2026 15:23:00 EEST | Press release
The year has started strongly in Oulu, Finland, with tourism and cultural attendance rising across sectors. In January–February, total overnight stays increased by more than 20%, while February alone saw a 32% increase, reaching 78,400 stays. International tourism grew by over 40%. At the same time, the opening festival in January attracted around 250,000 visits, highlighting strong interest among both residents and visitors and signalling a promising year for the city’s tourism sector. “The start of the year has clearly shown the power of culture in strengthening tourism and regional vitality,” says Oulu2026 Programme Director Samu Forsblom. “With hundreds of cultural operators across all 39 municipalities involved, this is a unique year to visit our region in northern Finland.” A year of major exhibitions across the city Oulu’s exhibition programme extends beyond traditional museum spaces. Art appears in unexpected places such as a shopping centre, the city hall, a cathedral and in n
In our pressroom you can read all our latest releases, find our press contacts, images, documents and other relevant information about us.
Visit our pressroom