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EU regulator sounds 'impact washing' alarm call
02 February 2024Funds that purport to contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been found to "not significantly differ" to peers that do not make such claims, in analysis by the European securities regulator.
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Swiss regulator consults on requiring nature-related scenario analysis
02 February 2024Switzerland's financial markets regulator has published an outline of supervisory expectations to require scenario analysis to identify and manage the most material nature-related financial risks.
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European Commission: Regulators need to push back against expensive nature data
02 February 2024Regulators need to "push back" against expensive nature data providers and consultants, and provide the toolkit for nature regulation implementation themselves, a European Commission representative has said.
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German opposition to CSDDD text threatens to torpedo legislation
01 February 2024Germany's finance and justice ministers have publicly opposed the text of the landmark Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), raising the prospect that the EU's largest economy could sabotage adoption of the legislation.
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Loan round-up: CALC, Aguas Pacifico, NYK Line ... and more
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Fortum publishes 'nuclear' green finance framework
01 February 2024Finnish power firm Fortum has published a green finance framework which includes nuclear power projects in its eligible categories, joining a small number of European issuers incorporating the contested 'green' technology in their plans.
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Stafford raises $635m for timberland fund
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Finance for Biodiversity extends implementation period
01 February 2024The Finance for Biodiversity pledge has extended its reporting window until 2027 for newcomers, in a bid to increase the number of financial institutions signed up to the initiative.
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Mirova bags $75m from EIB for Gigaton Fund
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Permira targets 100% of portfolio to have SBTi-validated targets by 2040
01 February 2024