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ICMA publishes innovative 'green enabler' sustainable bond guidance

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has published "ground-breaking" guidance for financing 'green enabling' projects in sustainable bonds amid issuer caution in using these critical transition projects in green finance instruments.

ISSB tie-up with TPT sees it join crowded field of transition planning guidance

The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) will provide guidance on climate transition planning following an agreement to "assume responsibility for" the UK Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT)'s disclosure-specific materials.

SBTi urged by nature investors to allow offsets

A group of prominent nature investors and conservation advisers have urged the Science-based Targets initiative (SBTi) to allow offsets within transition plans and proposed key principles to ensure 'guardrails' are put in place.

People Moves, 21 June: GEF, TNFD, GRI, S&P Trucost, UBS ... and more

Listing rules change will raise cost of capital for UK business, asset owners warn

Swiss financial institutions agree to audit sustainability practices to stave off regulator

Swiss banks, insurers and asset managers have agreed to 'self-regulation' that includes the independent audit of implementation of the sustainability approaches they claim to make, in a bid to stave off regulation by the state.

EU regulators pitch SFDR 'sustainability scale' and 'transition' category

EU regulators have suggested creating a category for 'transition investment' and a scale by which the relative sustainability of investments can be judged in an opinion on the review of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation.

EU countries agree weakened text for green claims directive

EU countries have agreed a text for the proposed Green Claims Directive which contains weaker language on the use of carbon credits than that agreed by the European Parliament.

BIS and MAS develop 'blueprint' for regulators' climate data platform

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have developed a 'blueprint' for a proposed climate data platform they said could help financial regulators understand emerging climate-related risks.

Loan round-up: Cromwell Property, JC International ... and more