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  • Azerbaijan, IFC sustainable taxonomy 'roadmap' to launch at COP29

    25 October 2024

    The Central Bank of Azerbaijan and International Finance Corporation (IFC) are set to publish a sustainable finance taxonomy "roadmap" to encourage interoperability between the rapidly growing number of national 'green lists' in development.

  • German banks, insurers publish data guide for CSRD

    11 July 2024

  • Tanzanian water authority issues 'historic' green bond

    26 February 2024

    Tanga Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Authority (Tanga UWASA) has issued a TZS53.1 billion ($21 million) 'water green bond,' which is believed to be the first municipal agency sustainable bond issuance in East Africa

  • 'Post-growth' investing could succeed unsustainable ESG strategies - ShareAction report

    23 March 2021

    'Sustainable' investment approaches are merely a "continuation of unsustainable investment" practices insofar as they are built on the economic imperative of growth at a cost to society, according to a report by ShareAction and a group of UK charitable investors.

  • News round-up: Federal Reserve joins NGFS, BNP's energy transition fund, Poseidon Principles ... and more

    16 December 2020

  • News Round Up: Scottish Widows, JP Morgan, Fidelity, and more

    09 November 2020

  • APG invests $50m in 'racial equality' bond

    08 October 2020

    Netherlands-based pensions asset manager APG has invested $50 million in Bank of America's $2 billion 'Equality Progress Sustainability Bond' that was issued last month.

  • US 'Opportunity Zones' not living up to impact goals, study says

    18 June 2020

    The US government's Opportunity Zones economic development scheme is failing the deprived communities it was built to serve - and especially those in majority-black neighbourhoods, a report claims.

  • Goldman Sachs launches Sustainable Finance Group

    25 July 2019

    Goldman Sachs has formed the Sustainable Finance Group to offer opportunities in sustainable growth to its clients as it becomes more prominent with investors and companies alike.

  • RBA calls for climate scenario analysis in economic modelling

    12 March 2019

    The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has warned that climate change affects both monetary policy and financial stability, and called for economic models to incorporate the scenario analysis, as used in climate models.