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Millions of carbon credits ineligible for ICVCM's 'best-in-class' label
06 August 2024One-third of credits in the voluntary carbon market issued under existing standards are not eligible for the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) 'best-in-class' Core Carbon Principles (CCP) label.
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Integrity Council approves first carbon programmes
05 April 2024The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market has announced the first carbon crediting programmes eligible for its best-in-class 'core carbon principles' label.
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COP28: Carbon markets rue Article 6 negotiation 'failure'
13 December 2023Carbon market participants lamented a "disappointing" lack of progress on agreeing a global carbon market mechanism, after last-ditch talks ended in "failure".
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Integrity Council to tackle technology in voluntary carbon markets
15 August 2023The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) is to study how technology will impact the market for carbon credits and where standardisation is needed, as part of its second phase of work.
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ICVCM finalises carbon credit certification assessment
27 July 2023The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) has finalised its carbon credit benchmark, by launching criteria on how to assess which carbon credit categories are eligible for its "best-in-class" certification label.
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Integrity Council's core carbon principles launched
30 March 2023The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) has released its principles for high-quality carbon credits, which it hopes will help boost confidence in the market.
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Strong demand sees Elsan upsize sustainability-linked leveraged loan
09 February 2021French private hospital operator Elsan refinanced its entire €1.7 billion ($2 billion) of senior debt by issuing a sustainability-linked leveraged loan, after the innovative transaction attracted significant demand from investors.
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EcoVadis receives $200m investment from CVC Growth Partners
09 January 2020Environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings agency EcoVadis has agreed a $200 million equity investment from CVC Growth Partners.
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Asia's richest man buys waste-to-energy firm
17 June 2013A group of companies owned by Hong Kong business tycoon Li Ka-shing has bought a Dutch waste treatment company for HK$9.7 billion (US$1.27 billion).