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'First' EU carbon allowance-backed security launched

Carbon investing firm SparkChange has launched a physically-backed carbon exchange-traded commodity (ETC) security, intended to prevent carbon emissions by withholding EU carbon credits from polluters and support investor engagement.

Bank of England ready to 'green' £20bn bond purchase scheme

US insurers still behind Europeans on climate scorecard

Insure Our Future identifies major climate and fossil fuel laggards

Amundi and IFC launch $2bn emerging market sustainable bond strategy

Amundi and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) will launch a fund to invest in Emerging Market sustainable bonds in 2022 which intends to mobilise up to $2 billion in private investment.

Bond round-up: Teva, IBRD, ICBC, Citi, Hera, Tesco, Verallia ... and more

COP26 round-up, 3 November: UK, South Africa and GFANZ

UK pledges to become 'world's first net-zero financial centre'

GFANZ reaches $130 trillion

70% of net-zero funding could come from private investors

Global climate disclosure standards prototype launched