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Sovereign issuers dominate 2020 Latin America issuance of green, social and sustainable bonds

Issuance of green, social and sustainable labelled debt in Latin America in 2020 has not kept pace with the extraordinary growth seen in other regions, particularly Europe.

News Round Up: Nuveen, Pattern Energy, NextEnergy, Aker Horizons

10% of firms face ejection as FTSE4Good tightens climate rules

Around 10% of all constituents on the FTSE4Good indexes face exclusion after the climate thresholds are tightened through a tie-up with the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) scores.

ETFs managing $72bn address SDGs, says UNCTAD

More than 200 ESG-related exchange-traded funds (ETFs), with about $72 billion in combined assets, in some way address the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

Record impact bond issuance is asset owner opportunity, says Insight

Last year's record issuance of impact bonds is set to be repeated in 2021, presenting 'great opportunity' to incorporate positive impact objectives into asset owners' mandates, according to Insight Investment.

French central bank tightens fossil fuel exclusions for €22bn portfolio

The Banque de France (BdF) has tightened the fossil fuel company exclusions applied to its own investment portfolio worth €22 billion ($27 billion), but campaigners called on the bank to "apply the same level of ambition to the immediate decarbonization of the European Central Bank's (ECB) monetary policy".

EU carbon market update 19 January

WCI carbon market update: 19 January 2021

Final EU Taxonomy criteria delayed after draft proposals response

The publication of the final technical screening criteria (TSC) for the EU Taxonomy for sustainable activities have been delayed as the European Commission wades through the more than 46,000 responses to the consultation on the draft criteria.

News Round Up: Apex, Total, Orchard Street, Skandia and more