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NZBA welcomes first Chinese member but suffers second bank exit

The Bank of East Asia (BEA) has become the first Chinese member of the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), but US lender Blue Ridge Bank also became only the second member to "withdraw from" the UN-convened industry group.

VCMI looking to increase carbon market participation in India

UK lawmakers push for tougher financial institutions deforestation requirements

The UK government has been urged by a cross-party political committee to introduce mandatory reporting on deforestation and require financial institutions to carry out due diligence on their contribution to deforestation.

White paper: Understanding Climate Impacts with Asset-Based Data

Despite the rapid expansion of ESG data, financial institutions across the globe still struggle to obtain transparent and comparable climate data. This absence of high-quality data is a major hurdle to understanding climate risks and impacts within financial portfolios...

Outlook for natural capital in 2024: Reporting, restoration and implementation

Interest in the theme will continue to grow but talk needs to be converted to action, writes Genevieve Redgrave

Bond round-up: Austria, Chiba City ... and more

Japfa: SLBs need to offer issuers 'more carrot than stick'

A ground-breaking sustainability-linked bond (SLB) issuer has hit back against investor demands for larger penalties for missing targets associated with the performance-based instrument, arguing that the market needs to offer "more carrot than stick" for issuers.

2027 launch date confirmed as plan to create free EU data platform enters law

Ara Partners backs renewables logistics business

North Macedonia, Carbonaires launch public-private carbon market partnership