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  • Trust building around carbon removal credits, says SIX

    09 October 2024

    Growing trust in the carbon removal credit market could help build scalability and lead to new opportunities, according to SIX Group, as it becomes more regulated and demand for offsets grows.

  • Canada to re-open second green bond this week

    09 October 2024

    Canada has announced plans to tap its second sovereign green bond this week as it looks to raise a further CAD4 billion ($2.9 billion) from its programme by the end of March.

  • Crypto scepticism a 'barrier' to green bonds

    09 October 2024

    Scepticism over cryptocurrencies is a major barrier to utilising blockchain within the green bond market, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has said.

  • Sustainable debt round-up: Ontario, Fosun International ... and more

    09 October 2024
  • Decrease in financial sector greenwashing, finds RepRisk

    09 October 2024

    The number of incidents of greenwashing in the banking and financial sectors decreased by 27% in 2024, amid increasing regulation in Europe and the ESG backlash in the US, research has shown

  • Platform to tackle 'risky' sustainability investments launched

    09 October 2024

    A platform to scale up investment flows into 'risky' opportunities has been launched, with support from Allianz Insurance, CDPQ and the OECD.

  • Ontario: Sustainable bond market is 'lightyears' ahead of where it was 10 years ago

    09 October 2024

    The ground-breaking provincial green bond issuer reflects on the growing sophistication of the market over the past decade. Ahren Lester reports

  • UK and Australian pension funds back net-zero blueprint

    09 October 2024

    An investment blueprint aiming to help deliver clean power in the UK by 2030 has secured backing from UK and Australian pension funds with £1.7 trillion ($2.2 trillion).

  • Arab African International Bank plans $500m sustainability bond debut

    09 October 2024
  • Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures launched

    09 October 2024

    The Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures (TISFD) has been launched, in a bid to tackle the backsliding of social development and growing risk of civil disobedience.