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ICMA draws up a 'Common Ground Taxonomy' for transition plans

The influential trade association wants issuer to act on transition plans before regulations arrive, and has provided a high-level tool to get the process started. Ahren Lester reports

Tanzanian water authority issues 'historic' green bond

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

'Learning-by-doing ISSB reporting raises challenges for assurance'

Organisations preparing reports in line with international sustainability standards are faced with the prospect of 'learning by doing' - which will make the job of assurance providers more challenging, an expert has said.

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Impact accounting framework released - with $236 per tonne cost of carbon

The International Foundation for Valuing Impacts has published two draft methodologies - on greenhouse gas emissions and adequate wages. Michael Hurley speaks with Daniel Osusky

Faber issues rallying cry as regulators diverge from ISSB, jeopardising its mission

The chair of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has issued a "call to action" for regulators to unite behind by the organisation's standards, warning that divergence from them threatens to undermine its mission.

Indigenous engagement guide launched for Australian renewable energy projects

Switzerland encouraged to use debt-for-nature swaps

The Swiss government has been encouraged to help scale up private investment in biodiversity, either through providing first-loss capital or developing debt-for-nature swaps.

Bank of America CEO pleas for regulatory consistency on ISSB adoption

Bank of America's CEO urged regulators not to diverge from the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards, as the banking head warned that doing so would deepen confusion of an 'alphabet soup' of sustainability reporting.

CBAM - first domino or false dawn?

The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism has become a potent catalyst, igniting diverse carbon pricing debates across the globe, write Mark Jeavons and Frank Eich