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UN Global Compact launches 'SDG Ambition' initiative

Acciona claims 69% of revenues align with Taxonomy

Acciona has presented a case study of the alignment of its revenues with the proposed EU Taxonomy, in what it claims is a first-of-its-kind case study.

Framework for SDG disclosures unveiled by accounting bodies

Broad recommendations for disclosures based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been billed as "a new approach to address sustainable development issues".

BlackRock announces expanded sustainable investment measures

BlackRock has pledged to make sustainability its "new standard of investing," as it announced sweeping changes to its practices, including reducing exposure to thermal coal firms.

Langham Hospitality Investments signs first Asian hospitality sustainability loan

Langham Hospitality Investments has secured sustainability-linked loans worth HK$7.5 billion ($960 million), the first by an Asian-listed hospitality firm.

CBI criticised for hydropower accreditation proposal

The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has been called on by a group of more than 200 civil society organisations to abandon its proposed green bond standard for hydropower projects.

IASB clarifies climate expectations as Big Four face investor scrutiny

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has clarified its expectations on disclosure of climate-related risks, as it emerged that a group of investors had pressured the Big Four accounting firms to focus more on climate.

CPR-CDP fund out to prove value of disclosure

The manager of a ‘first-of-its-kind climate fund’ that could grow to more than €1 billion in size is encouraged by early results, Michael Hurley writes

RepRisk to integrate SASB framework

Zurich-based RepRisk is the latest company to apply the Sustainability Accounting Standard Board’s (SASB) framework on financial materiality to its risk management and compliance products and services.

Green Bond round-up – 10 April: Senvion, LG Chem, France's GROAT, ocean plastic bond, Toyota, Terna, EIB's new CAB, Peru, Luxembourg links with China

South Korea-based chemicals manufacturer LG Chem has issued green bonds worth $1.56 billion to help finance production of electric vehicle (EV) batteries.