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  • Breaking the status quo on valuing water

    29 November 2023

    A purely financial return on investment-focused approach will almost always undervalue water, writes Alex Money

  • Expect more fossil fuel meddling at COP28, says Morningstar

    29 November 2023

    It is unsurprising that the UAE reportedly sought to use COP negotiations to further fossil fuel interests - and it is likely that oil and gas companies will look to further change the narrative in their favour at this year's conference, according to Morningstar.

  • Banking regulatory body consults on requiring disclosure of financed and facilitated emissions

    29 November 2023

    The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has requested feedback on proposals to require banks to disclose greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions linked to the financing they provide as well as underwriting and advisory activities.

  • Ninety One plans emerging markets transition debt investment strategy

    29 November 2023
  • NGOs back call for definition of transition finance from COP28

    29 November 2023
  • UK climate policy row-back to harm transition plans, pension funds say

    29 November 2023
  • Mizuho to invest in carbon credit marketplace Climate Impact X

    29 November 2023

    Mizuho Financial has invested in Singapore-based carbon credit marketplace Climate Impact X (CIX) as the Japanese financial giant looks to expand the "reliable and high quality" regional carbon market in Asia.

  • 10% of sustainability-linked bonds 'not aligned' with ICMA principles, says Fitch

    29 November 2023

    One in ten of the sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) rated by Sustainable Fitch are "not aligned" with the widely accepted principles administered by the International Capital Market Association (ICMA), almost four-times the level for green, social and sustainability bonds.

  • EFRAG working with TNFD on 'interoperability map'

    29 November 2023

    The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) has said it is working with standard setters, including the Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures, on 'interoperability maps'.

  • Innovative $1bn 'blended finance' SDG loan fund launched

    29 November 2023

    Allianz Global Investors (Allianz GI) and FMO Investment Management (FMO IM) have launched a UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)-aligned loan fund after successfully mobilising $1.1 billion for the innovative public-private investment fund.