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Canadian transition guidelines could boost market, says BMO

Canadian guidelines on transition finance, which are expected to be released next month, could help make the country a leader in transition bonds, a leading underwriter believes.

Record orderbook for $6.5bn World Bank sustainable bond

The World Bank secured more than $22 billion in orders for its $6.5 billion dual-tranche Sustainable Development Bond (SDB), which the development bank said was the largest orderbook it has secured to date.

HSBC, Citi among banks banned by West Virginia over fossil fuel 'boycotts'

Canadian regulators urged to investigate GHG emissions disclosures of big banks

Canadian financial markets regulators have been urged to investigate whether five of the country's largest banks are disclosing adequate climate-related information.

PBAF seeks to nip biodiversity materiality struggles in the bud

The Partnership for Biodiversity Accounting Financials (PBAF) is prioritising helping financial institutions overcome their struggles to assess biodiversity materiality, the organisation has said.

Canadian engagement initiative identifies 40 target companies

A list of 40 Canada-listed companies that will be targets of investor pressure on climate-related issues has been published by a burgeoning collaborative engagement initiative.

BMO GAM targets biodiversity engagement escalation

BMO Global Asset Management (GAM) said it will widen its corporate engagement on environmental and biodiversity issues in 2022 after escalating action in 2021, in particular focusing on turning commitments into action.

Gender-lens scorecard identifies leaders and laggards

Gender-lens themed funds managed by Pax, UBS and Nordea were ranked among top performers in a scorecard which left BMO- and Daiwa-managed funds languishing at the bottom end of the ranking.

BMO to engage with chemicals companies

The European arm of BMO Global Asset Management will make the chemicals industry a key area of focus for sustainability-related engagements in the coming year.

Most large French companies 'still don't have enough women on boards'

A €5 trillion ($5.7 trillion) French investor initiative focused on improving corporate gender diversity hopes for "more tangible progress" in 2022...