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Grantham Institute releases investor roadmap for a just transition

A framework of expectations for investors on the just transition has been launched.

SBTi tightens corporate climate target requirement from 2022

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) said that companies looking to validate their climate goals from mid-2022

News round-up: NBIM and SEC

New group calls on SEC for mandatory climate risk disclosure requirements

Setting science-based target for Total bond plan 'not easy', Pouyanné says

The boss of French oil major Total said the company is working hard to find a Paris Agreement-aligned target for its sustainability-linked bonds, but that the process is "not easy" because of the politics inherent in climate scenarios and the "religious" approach adopted by NGOs.

CA100+ benchmark shows net zero ambitions still have long way to go

HSBC, IFC 'real economy' emerging market green bond fund raises $538m

A green bond fund launched by HSBC Global Asset Management and the International Finance Corporation targeting 'real economy' issuers in emerging markets has raised more than $530 million from ten investors at its final close.

M&G Catalyst impact strategy invests in vaccine developer

M&G was lead investor in a funding round worth $168 million in Vaccitech, which co-invented a Covid-19 vaccine with the University of Oxford.

Central banks should explicitly back net-zero measures, says report

Central banks should explicitly align their policies with achieving a net zero carbon emission economy by 2050, according to a paper prepared by a trio of economists, including through their prudential supervision, monetary policy and their own portfolios.

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