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CA100+ investors welcome SBTi validation of ČEZ targets

IPBES report 'highlights complexity of valuing nature'

A new report sheds light on how financial considerations do not adequately capture nature's contributions to society, writes Thomas Cox

Majority of net zero targets 'not credible', say researchers

France's 'perfectly timed' inflation-linked green bond debut

With a longstanding reputation as a prolific green bond issuer and innovator, France welcomed the strong demand for its 'perfectly timed' green 'linker' debut. Ahren Lester reports

France launches landmark inflation-linked green bond

Prolific green bond issuer France has launched its first inflation-linked green bond, which is believed to be the first instrument of its type.

A third of economy commits to SBTi, but SMEs remain a challenge

SBTi has "gone mainstream" because of the attention it receives from companies, but recruiting small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) remains a challenge, the organisation's CEO has said.

Banks 'resisting SBTi fossil fuel phase-out goals'

Some banks in the US and Asia continue to resist the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi)'s proposed timeline for phasing out financing for fossil fuels, a member of the think tank has said.

Private equity firms reach 'tipping point' in net-zero targets

European private equity firms have reached a critical threshold in the number setting science-based decarbonisation targets, a member of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has said.

GFANZ lamented for 'no clear signs it has achieved anything'

A group of civil society organisations has written to Michael Bloomberg and Mark Carney to demand the $138 trillion financial sector coalition they co-chair to step up its game, in a letter that complained the initiative had shown no signs that it has achieved anything.

SBTi calls for end to coal financing by 2030

Financial institutions should phase out financing for coal by 2030 and oil & gas by 2040, the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has said.