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Hong Kong publishes 'reframed' sustainable finance taxonomy

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has published its Hong Kong Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance, a sustainable classification framework for the local market.

Budget a key barrier to implementation of TNFD, says Iceberg Data Lab

Financial institutions are 'delusional' if they are not reallocating budget towards nature reporting and data, Iceberg Data Lab has warned, adding that those waiting for open-source data may be disappointed.

Fidelity launches social and sustainable bond funds

Fidelity International has launched two sustainable bond funds, including one focused on social bonds.

Majority in favour of universal SFDR disclosures, creation of 'transition' category

Respondents to a European Commission consultation on the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) indicated a preference for extending sustainability disclosure requirements to all financial products and introducing a system for categorising investment funds that would include a 'transition' category.

Kenya planning $500m sovereign SLB in 2024

Kenya is planning to raise $500 million from a ground-breaking sovereign sustainability-linked bond (SLB) in late 2024.

Sustainability-linked loan decline accelerates in 2024

Borrowing through sustainability-linked loans (SLLs) has continued to fall sharply in the first four months of 2024, accelerating the decline for the performance-based instrument experienced in 2023

AI can help combat ESG backlash, says deVere's Green

AI could play a key role in combatting the ESG backlash witnessed in some parts of the US through more rigorous and nuanced analysis, says Nigel Green, CEO of international financial advisory group deVere Group.

Danish regulator orders investment managers to address sustainability 'deficiencies'

Denmark's Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) has ordered two investment managers to address what the regulator called "deficiencies" in how they accounted for sustainability risks in their processes.

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Proxy voting season a key opportunity to "accelerate impact", say investors

The proxy voting season is a "key opportunity" for investors to take action on biodiversity, members of the Finance for Biodiversity initiative have said, as it announces it will develop guidance for voting on biodiversity.