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People Moves, 21 March: EQT, Transition Finance Council, Danske Bank, EIFO ... and more

UK makes pitch to lead world in transition finance with launch of council

London stands to become "the preeminent financial hub for transition finance" if a new Transition Finance Council is successful, according to its chair and former president of the COP26 climate conference, Alok Sharma.

Leaders in tackling climate change on New Year's honours list

Webinar: Vague definition of greenwashing deters 'transition' finance

The growth of 'transition' finance is being held back by fears among debt issuers of being accused of greenwashing - a situation exacerbated by national regulators failing to clearly define what constituted greenwashing, a webinar hosted by Environmental Finance heard.

'Regulators could follow TCFD example' by making TPT mandatory

Guidance on 'gold standard' climate transition plans could be implemented in UK regulation, following the example of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), according to a senior lawyer.

UK to study how it can be 'best place in the world' for transition finance

An independent review has been launched by the UK government to study how it can "become the best place in the world for raising transition capital" with a mandate that identifies assurance of financial transactions among ways the market can grow "with integrity".

People Moves, 8 December: General Atlantic, ISSB, ImpactA Global ... and more

Review on transition finance to support developing countries imminent, says UK

‘Clear need’ for more consultants to help meet EU taxonomy needs

There is a “clear need” for more consultancy firms to help financial institutions and corporates meet the requirements of the EU’s climate-related taxonomy, according to London-based law firm Linklaters.

UK's PRA is first regulator to publish supervisory statement on climate change

The UK's Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has become the first regulator to publish its expectations on how banks and insurers should manage climate risks.