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Sustainable Bond Market

Best Practices for Responsible Investing

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Development of Sustainable Bond Market in Taiwan

To develop sustainable financing and to cooperate with the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC), the TPEx established a green bond market in 2017. After achieving a success of the green bond market, the TPEx established the sustainability bond market, the social bond market and the sustainability-linked bond (SLB) market on October 2020, April 2021 and July 2022 respectively. Now, the sustainable bond market includes green bond, social bond, sustainability bond and the SLB market, and the TPEx will keep providing more investment tools and financing platforms for ESG.

    2017
  • 4/21
    Launched the "Taipei Exchange Operational Directions for Green Bonds" and established the green bond market.
  • 5/19
    Listed the Taiwan's first green bonds.
  • 7/20
    Co-hosted the Green Bonds Conference.
    2018
  • 3/20
    TPEx garnered "Green Bond Pioneer Exchange introducing new listing guidelines in 2017" Recognition.
  • 5/3
    Simplified the regulations for foreign banks in Taiwan branches to apply for green bonds.
  • 5/25
    Joint Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) as a member.
    2019
  • 1/19
    Established the mechanism for green financial asset securitization.
  • 11/6
    Hosted the "2019 Taipei Green Bond International Conference."
  • 12/16
    The outstanding amount of green bonds in Taiwan was more than 100 billion TWD.
    2020
  • 7/1
    Established the mechanism for green Sukuk and expand the use of proceeds.
  • 10/6
    Launched the "Taipei Exchange Operational Directions for Sustainability bonds" and established the sustainability bond market.
  • 10/23
    Setting up the sustainable bond market website.
  • 11/6
    Listed the Taiwan's first sustainability bonds.
  • 12/25
    The outstanding amount of green bonds in Taiwan was more than 150 billion TWD.
    2021
  • 4/29
    Launched the "Operational Directions for Sustainable bonds" and established the social bond Listing mechanism.
  • 7/6
    Join International Capital Market Association (ICMA) as a full member.
    2022
  • 3/24
    Announce the information of the issuer’s overarching sustainability strategy.
  • 4/20
    The Outstanding Amount of Sustainable Bond Exceeded NTD 300 billion.
  • 7/8
    Established the Sustainability-Linked Bond (SLB) Listing Mechanism.
  • 9/14
    Listed the Taiwan's first Sustainability-Linked Bonds.
    2023
  • 5/3
    The Outstanding Amount of Sustainable Bond Exceeded NTD 400 billion.
  • 12/14
    Established the Sustainable Convertible(Exchangeable) Bond Listing Mechanism.
    2024
  • 1/10
    Listed the Taiwan's first Sustainable Government Bonds.
  • 3/15
    The Outstanding Amount of Sustainable Bond Exceeded NTD 500 billion.
  • 8/8
    Listed the Taiwan's first Sustainable Convertible/Exchangeable Bonds.