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Give UK infrastructure bank 'social impact and net zero mandate'

A proposed UK 'infrastructure bank' must have a mandate to finance the transition to a net-zero economy, according to the Impact Investing Institute.

EU climate benchmarks complete regulatory journey

Two closely watched EU climate benchmarks intended to address the risk of 'greenwashing' are set to come into force before the end of 2020 after officially entering the official journal of the bloc.

News Round Up: EU Commission, BlackRock, Nordea, and more

Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Downer, Bonduelle, Absa Bank ... and more

Q&A with Sweden's central bank on sustainability and QE

Albina Soultanaeva, deputy head of markets department at Riksbank, answers some questions on its plans to incorporate sustainability considerations into its corporate bond buying programme

Consultation launched for early finance carbon unit

Verra, an international standards agency for carbon offsets, is seeking public consultation on the proposal for a new Early Finance Carbon Unit (EFCU) unit that could be used to facilitate early flows of funding to carbon offset projects

The race is on to electrify corporate fleets

Electrification increasingly makes economic sense for fleets of corporate vehicles, says Mary Jane McQuillen

Climate reporting 'more onerous for insurers than Solvency II'

And "numbers on physical risk too scary to disclose" ICR's audience told

Green bond comment, December 2020: Should the UK issue a green gilt? Not necessarily

A green bond can help to shine a spotlight on a credible transition strategy. But it cannot substitute for one, argues Peter Cripps

Bond round-up: Canada, EU, Kommuninvest, Snam ... and more