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  • Stalled EU social taxonomy work to be 'restarted' by French investors

    21 July 2023

    Work on a stalled proposal to develop an EU-wide taxonomy of social activities is to be taken up by national sustainable investment fora.

  • Chile raises CLP1.75trn from first local currency sovereign SLB

    21 July 2023

    Chile has raised CLP1.75 trillion ($2.2 billion) from the first local currency-denominated sovereign sustainability-linked bond, and it confirmed $1.34 billion of its conventional debt has been exchanged for SLBs.

  • FAB issues 'first' UAE dirham green sukuk

    21 July 2023

    First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has raised AED1.3 billion ($354 million) from a ground-breaking green sukuk, which was also the first labelled 'green' issuance denominated in United Arab Emirates (UAE) dirham.

  • $400m C-Pace green bond programme launched

    21 July 2023

    Calvert Impact is hoping to raise $400 million through an asset-backed green bond that will finance energy-efficient commercial real estate.

  • BP is not green - it's olive

    20 July 2023
  • US regulators stand firm on climate responsibilities in 'anti-ESG' hearings

    20 July 2023

    US financial services regulators have explained how oversight of climate-related risks is a core part of their mandate, amid attacks on ESG investing in a US House of Representatives hearing.

  • Madera named CDP CEO

    20 July 2023
  • European companies "falling behind" on material disclosures

    20 July 2023

    European companies are "falling behind" on the disclosure of financially materially sustainability data, ESG Book claimed.

  • Twelve reasons why TNFD should not disregard global extinction risk

    20 July 2023

    Extinction risk was the reason why scientists got talking about biodiversity in the first place, writes Axel Rossberg

  • Loan round-up: Air Liquide, Macquarie University, SSEN Distribution ... and more

    20 July 2023