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Bpifrance: Green, social bonds will be half of funding from 2024
30 October 2023French public sector investment bank Bpifrance has issued its first ever social bond, and said that from 2024 it expects half of its annual funding to be secured through green and social bond issuance.
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AUD260bn of Australian banks' financing impacts nature
30 October 2023Australian banks have been called on to better address nature in their strategies, after a report by EY found AUD 260 billion ($165 billion) worth of financing goes to sectors causing "huge impacts" on nature.
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ESG data regulation risks fragmenting industry, major data providers warn
30 October 2023Divergence in regulatory approaches risks fragmenting the lucrative global market for ESG data, a group of major data providers has warned.
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Triple Points lends £40m to UK solar storage
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External reviews are the 'main sticking point' for sustainable loan deals
30 October 2023Updated guidance on external reviews is being readied, the Loan Market Association's Gemma Lawrence-Pardew tells Ahren Lester
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South Pole walks away from voluntary carbon project
27 October 2023 -
Plant-based material firm raises $5m
27 October 2023 -
Video: Export Development Canada’s green bond journey
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Calls for speedier grid connection for UK renewables projects
27 October 2023 -
SEC's Gensler warns against legal challenge to climate disclosure rules
27 October 2023US companies will follow overseas climate reporting rules if an update to the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) climate rule is overturned in court, the regulator's head warned.