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  • Comment: The rumpus over SBTi's offsetting U-turn

    12 April 2024

    What does the row over SBTi's change of heart on carbon credits tell us about the state of sustainable finance, asks Peter Cripps

  • EDF green bonds 'at risk' after French nuclear weapon move, says Barclays

    12 April 2024

    The green bonds issued by EDF are "most at risk" of selling pressure by investors after the French utility firm announced a proposed nuclear weapon material supply deal with the French government, according to Barclays.

  • RWE issues debut US dollar green bond amid growing issuance plans

    12 April 2024

    German energy firm RWE has raised $2 billion from its first US dollar-denominated green bond, as it prepares to increase its planned bond issuance in European and US markets to finance renewable energy investments.

  • People Moves, 12 April: Eurosif, Orchard Street, Apax Partners, Barclays and ... more

    12 April 2024
  • TNFD and GRI collaborate on interoperability

    12 April 2024

    The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has launched a collaboration with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) focusing on providing clarity on the interoperability between the two reporting frameworks.

  • 'Naive' to think nature disclosures will help scale up investment, UK MPs hear

    12 April 2024

    Improvements to nature disclosure frameworks may not translate into immediate investment, a UK government committee has heard, whilst Gresham House called for further investor action on the issue.

  • SBTi board faces resignations and staff ire after change to carbon credit stance

    12 April 2024

    The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) Board of Trustees has come under fire for changing its stance on corporate use of carbon credits for Scope-3 emissions reduction targets, which has been described as a "major departure" from existing policy.

  • Inconsistent data stops impact investors pursuing biodiversity, Wellington says

    11 April 2024

    A lack of consistency in data for measuring biodiversity is hindering impact investors and preventing capital flowing to solutions providers, Wellington Management has argued.

  • Sustainability reporting software provider Celsia acquired by ISS-Corporate

    11 April 2024
  • Loans round-up: Salzgitter, Indorama Ventures, DCM Shriram and more

    11 April 2024