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NZAOA releases fourth target setting protocol
19 April 2024The UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) has released the fourth edition of the Target-Setting Protocol (TSP V4) which expands private asset classes coverage, requires a new round of targets and introduces the assessment of govvies' holdings.
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Gabon's debt-for-nature swap 'still works' despite coup, LGIM says
18 April 2024A 'debt-for-nature swap' designed to provide $160 million of funding for ocean conservation projects in Gabon "still works" despite a coup led by the country's army, a prominent investor in the deal told an Environmental Finance event.
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Investors increasingly withhold support for companies' climate plans
18 April 2024Asset managers are increasingly withholding support for say-on-climate votes, as scrutiny over sustainability plans continues to ramp up, Morningstar has found.
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Loan round-up: Odfjell, Gerald Group, Société de la Tour Eiffel and ... more
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Is Asia's transition finance harming climate goals?
18 April 2024Is the transition label a way to pull the wool over the eyes of investors and the public on climate action, asks Christina Ng
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Sustainable bonds 'on track' for $1bn issuance in 2024
18 April 2024Sustainable bond issuance is looking set to return to a billion-dollar market in 2024 after a record-breaking first quarter, according to Environmental Finance figures.
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Sovereign green bonds should 'move on from railways' for impact
18 April 2024Sovereign issuers have been urged by an investor to look beyond clean transport - in particular, railways - for their green bond allocations in order to improve impact, an Environmental Finance event heard.
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Agri-food sector 'structurally unprepared' to transition smoothly, warns UBS
18 April 2024The agri-food industry is "structurally unprepared" to meet sustainability goals smoothly, UBS has warned, as it calls on governments to support the market on the issue.
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Emerging markets sustainable bond issuance still faces challenges
18 April 2024Momentum is building in sustainable bond issuance in several emerging markets, but a range of obstacles to attracting capital still need to be overcome, attendees at the Environmental Finance Sustainable Debt EMEA conference heard.
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Sustainability-linked loan model 'may have been ahead of its time'
18 April 2024The model for sustainability-linked loans "might have been ahead of its time" in the leeway it gives borrowers to choose which sustainability-related indicators they will be judged against, an Environmental Finance conference heard.