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Indian central bank calls on industry to set green finance targets

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has called on financial institutions to set voluntary green finance targets to help increase capital into sectors which could mitigate emerging climate risks.

BlackRock cuts ESG shareholder vote support in 2022

BlackRock supported less than a quarter of environmental and social shareholder proposals in 2022, down from nearly half in 2021.

NZAOA urges ISSB to explicitly recommend 'net zero' targets

The UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) has urged the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) to "expressly integrate" net-zero emissions...

Loan round-up: SPIE, Tauron, Iberdrola, Fugro, Atenor ... and more

Mrema: TNFD reporting could become mandatory at COP15

The reporting of biodiversity risks as defined by the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) could become mandatory for financial institutions under the COP15 agreement...

Blackstone invests in Esdec Solar

Investors urged to pressure banks on slow climate progress

An assessment revealing that large banks are "a long way" from aligning with a 1.5°C warming scenario should be used by investors to push for more aggressive action to cut emissions, according to an influential investor group.

Finance for Biodiversity Pledge passes 100 signatories

Greensphere invests up to £100m in Kew Gardens

Social bond market now 'sufficiently mature' for fund construction

Following a surge in issuance since 2020, social bonds have come of age and NN IP's Roel van Broekhuizen tells Ahren Lester why the Dutch asset manager feels ready to join in with its own fund