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Jefferies flags food, tiremaker stocks for investor scrutiny as EU Deforestation Regulation looms

Investors have been advised to scrutinise several companies for engagement, including Hankook, Nexen, Golden-Agri Resources and Darling Ingredients, as stocks potentially negatively exposed to EU rules set to impose strict due diligence requirements from next year.

BoJ lends $49bn to spur climate investment

Banks' climate data struggles are clouding their view of price changes, ECB says

Banks in the eurozone struggle to collect even the most basic data on climate risks to commercial real estate, despite evidence that pricing "is already clearly being affected by" physical climate risks, the European Central Bank (ECB) has said.

'Green bonds cheaper than ever before'

The "yield disadvantage" of corporate green bonds compared with their 'vanilla' equivalents has "decreased significantly" in several areas of the market - making them an "interesting addition" to sustainable fixed income portfolios, according Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB).

Tech giants driving demand for carbon credits, says NatureRe

US tech giants are driving demand for nature-based carbon credits, project developer NatureRe has said, but warned projects available will not be "enough to save the world".

First 'transition credits' planned to shut down coal station in Philippines

A ground-breaking deal plans to use 'transition credits' to help fund the early retirement of a coal-fired power plant in the Philippines and replace it with a solar and battery plant.

Judge blocks US rule that sought to limit ESG investing

ICMA sustainable commercial paper guidance expected in 2024

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) is expecting to publish long-awaited guidance on issuing sustainable commercial paper (CP) by the end of 2024 as interest in the instrument grows.

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Putting transition plans to the test: Sustainable Fitch

Investors face a tough task scrutinising corporate transition plans - but an increasing number of tools promise to help. In the third article in a series, Michael Hurley examines Fitch's Transition Assessment