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S&P: US REIT green bond issuance plummets in 2023
21 February 2024Green bond issuance by US real estate investment trusts (REITs) plummeted to just 3.6% of the market in 2023, down from around 18% in both 2022 and 2021.
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Data challenges mean Swedish banks report lower 'green asset ratio', association says
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Indonesia includes coal in green and transition taxonomy
21 February 2024Indonesia has taken the controversial decision to include the financing of new coal power plants as a transitional activity in its sustainable finance taxonomy.
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Actis launches Brazilian transmission platform
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Foresight calls for woodland's inclusion in UK ETS
21 February 2024Foresight Sustainable Forestry Company has called for the inclusion of woodland carbon credits in the UK Emissions Trading System (ETS), to help raise prices and encourage land to be switched from agricultural production to afforestation.
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'Get ready for assurance' of sustainability information, Deloitte tells companies
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Accelerating global transition to net zero: Japan's financial innovation
21 February 2024Japan's foray into climate transition bonds is a commendable step forward, serving as an inspiration and a call to action for economies worldwide to follow suit, writes Sean Kidney
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EU GBS could bring transparency but lacks guidance, IEEFA claims
20 February 2024The upcoming European Green Bond Standard lacks guidance on standardised impact reporting, the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis has claimed.
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EU one step closer to 'world first' carbon removal certificate
20 February 2024The European Council and Parliament has provisionally agreed to set up a 'first of its kind' carbon removal certification framework, in a bid to give carbon removal projects more credibility.
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Preqin and Impact Institute to provide impact data insight for deal origination
20 February 2024