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World Bank launches food security group

The World Bank has launched a high-level thought leadership group to provide guidance and strategic advice on tackling food security.

AIP fuels €550m funding round for French IPP

People Moves, 27 September: PRI, JP Morgan, GSG Impact, Crédit Agricole, ISS ESG ... and more

Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 returns to New York next week

Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt conference returns to New York next week, Thursday 19 September. Environmental Finance subscribers receive a 30% discount to attend.

Build EU sector-specific standards on ISSB baseline, Faber says

Delays to the introduction of EU sustainability reporting standards gives the bloc an opportunity to base its requirements on the IFRS S1 and S2 standards, the European Commission has heard.

Sustainable bond 'maturity wall' to reshape market

With $1 trillion of sustainable bonds approaching maturity, will their issuers return to the market, asks Ahren Lester

TNFD and GRI launch interoperability map

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) have launched an interoperability map, setting out a "high level of alignment" between the two standards.

CA-CIB issues debut 'Sustainability-linked Loan Bond'

French lender Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CA-CIB) has launched a JPY3 billion ($19 million) bond focused on financing a portfolio of sustainability-linked loans (SLLs) following a detailed set of 'best-in-class' practices.

ESRS and GRI very closely aligned, says GRI in reporting Q&A

EU Green Bond Standard is 'quite tricky' - especially for sovereigns, says CA-CIB

Issuing green bonds using the EU Green Bond Standard (GBS) is "quite tricky" and is unlikely to see a lot of issuance except among a "handful" of issuers in the near term, according to Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CA-CIB).