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Bond round-up: UK, Germany, CaixaBank, VTG, Orsted ... and more

News Round Up: Mercer, Fitch, INVL, and more

PRI in call for investors to engage more with sovereigns

Sovereign bond holders should be more active in engaging with nations on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues to affect change, according to a report published by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

Why the Green Climate Fund should embrace carbon markets

Focusing on projects that involve carbon trading could help the GCF boost its pipeline of investments, argues Margaret-Ann Splawn

TD Bank makes net zero by 2050 pledge

Toronto Dominion (TD) Bank has become the latest bank to commit to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with its operations and financing activities by 2050 - but the announcement was criticised for failing to set an interim target.

Carney's voluntary carbon market taskforce launches consultation on proposals

A Mark Carney-initiated taskforce focused on rapidly scaling up global voluntary carbon markets has opened its initial report on forming a global carbon market, including creating clear core carbon principles and carbon spot and future contracts.

News Round Up: BlackRock, Tikehau, Moody's, and more

Investment for resilience in a post-Covid world

In advance of the Finance in Common Summit, Margaret Kuhlow argues that we need Public Development Banks to invest in a job-rich recovery that rebuilds for economic, environmental, and social resilience.

Investors back Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing

A Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing has been published with support from a group of UK-based investors including M&G, Insight and Legal & General.

UK government announces green sovereign bond and climate disclosure plan

The UK government has announced plans to issue its first green sovereign bond in 2021, as well as making for climate-risk disclosures mandatory for major companies by 2025.