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Investors urge EU against delaying deforestation regulation

Institutional investors have urged the European Parliament to reject a request to delay the EU Deforestation Regulation, saying it would unfairly "disadvantage countries and companies that have moved promptly to prepare for the new requirements".

'Boiling down' natural capital definition will help drive pension flows, says Redington

Simplifying the nuances of natural capital into broad, understandable themes will help pension funds to begin understanding and allocating towards the theme, a consultancy has claimed.

People Moves, 18 October: Rebalance Earth, AXA IM, PIRC, Revaia

UK pension fund buys 25% stake in Rebalance Earth

Sparebank 1 Nord-Norge mandates green bond deal

Brazilian indigenous protection rowback a 'fiduciary risk for investors', says BlueBay

Potential legislation deemed "anti-indigenous" in Brazil is a "fiduciary risk for investors" and a concern for Brazil's economic and sustainable prosperity, BlueBay Asset Management told Environmental Finance.

RBC BlueBay: Investors need green bond 'policing' standard

Investors need to develop an industry-wide standard to provide clear rules to "police" green bonds which stray from market expectations following issuance, according to RBC BlueBay Asset Management.

Sovereigns should use SLBs 'to help reinforce climate commitments'

RBC BlueBay's Jana Harvey argues SLBs could help incentivise action on Paris Agreement. Ahren Lester reports

Chile enhances its SLBs in latest issue, and promises more to come

The return of Chile to the sustainability-linked bond (SLB) market has been praised for the addition of a more diverse target mix - becoming the first sovereign SLB issuer to include a gender target.

ESMA, EIOPA: Regulatory frameworks causing greenwashing

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) have said the challenges of implementing sustainability regulation may lead to greenwashing.