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Investors to challenge sovereign SLB issuers using ASCOR, investor says
12 February 2024Investors plan to use a tool for assessing countries' climate progress to challenge issuers of sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) on the strength of their targets, an investor has said.
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ASCOR to assess countries based on contribution to $100bn climate finance goal
14 November 2023A first-of-its-kind free tool to help bond investors assess countries' climate progress has been launched that will see investors rate sovereigns on factors including their contribution to the problem and the finance they commit to address it, following changes to its draft methodology.
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PRI in call for investors to engage more with sovereigns
11 November 2020Sovereign 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).