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Global Canopy to assess companies on deforestation action

Global Canopy has announced plans to assess companies on their level of progress towards eliminating progress, in a bid to improve investor engagement.

PRI concludes legal impact insight series

Google Ventures leads $18m funding into Climate X

Belgian regulator hopes SFDR review leads to labelling scheme

A senior figure at Belgium's financial regulator said she hopes the EU's fund disclosure rules are reimagined as a labelling scheme.

ECB to set decarbonisation targets for corporate bond portfolios

The European Central Bank (ECB) will target near-term greenhouse gas emissions reductions in its corporate bond portfolio for the first time and will consider 'remedial actions' if these diverge from a strict decarbonisation trajectory.

Navigating policy uncertainty in sustainable investing

Despite the risk of policies being dialled back, the issue is speed rather than direction, writes Victoria MacLean

Affirmative action needed to revive voluntary carbon market

Bond round-up: JFK International, Pirelli, Iceland ... and more

Jurisdictional REDD+ credits to see growth, despite wider challenges, says EDF

The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has predicted jurisdictional REDD+ credits will see price increases, as buyers become increasingly willing to "pay a premium" over conventional REDD+ credits.

LGIM to partially divest from Glencore over coal plans

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has said it will divest from Glencore over the mining company's plans to expand its production of thermal coal.