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S&P-Shades of Green second party opinion slated for June release

Austria to build yield curve with six-year green bond

Austria plans to issue its latest green bond tomorrow, its head of Treasury told an Environmental Finance conference.

Schroders: Companies who miss SLB targets may not be investable

Sustainable investors might shun companies that miss targets in their sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), an executive at Schroders has warned.

UK regulator says SDR will avoid conflicts with SFDR reporting

The UK regulator developing the country's Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) said it is wary of creating a "parallel regime" to the EU's sustainability disclosure rules, ...

'Greenwashing is rife' in green bonds, says EU's Tang

Greenwashing is rife among green bond issues, an influential EU politician has told Environmental Finance's ESG in Fixed Income conference in London.

How to make CSDD fit for purpose: The investor perspective

The EU must work to ensure coherence between due diligence rules and those for sustainability disclosures, write Emily Murrell, Elise Attal and Aleksandra Palinska

Japanese transition hindered by lobbying, says Market Forces

Intense lobbying from heavy industry in Japan is hindering progress and ambition from both government and financial institutions, Market Forces said.

Climate-linked executive pay-outs 'fundamentally flawed'

Current attempts to link executive pay to climate change targets are "fundamentally flawed" and investors should look to encourage a move away from their use, according to investment advisory firm Pensions & Investment Research Consultants (PIRC).

EU publishes answers to regulators' SFDR questions

The European Commission has published responses to questions from European regulators on the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), including on how to define a 'sustainable investment' under the rules.

Sectors most damaging to biodiversity revealed in pilot for NA100

The food, beverage and tobacco sector has the highest potential negative impact on biodiversity out of those analysed, followed by the materials sector, the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation (FfB) has said.