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Australia to align standards with ISSB

The Australian government has announced it will align its forthcoming reporting standards "as far as practicable" with those by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB).

UK delays sustainability disclosure rules - again

The publication of the UK's Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and sustainable investment labels has been delayed again, with publication now set for the fourth quarter of this year.

NAB, UBS hired as Australian sovereign green bond structurers

Don't vilify carbon markets, 'offsets will be needed in short-term', says TP ICAP

While there are inevitably some in the voluntary carbon market that are trying to "game the market", the level of criticism suffered by the market is unjustified, TP ICAP has told Environmental Finance.

193 Chinese green bonds relabelled as 'common ground taxonomy' aligned

China has published a list of 193 Chinese green bonds which it judged as aligned with the EU-China Common Ground Taxonomy (CGT), in an "innovative" move to attract international investment in the domestic sustainable bond market.

Gresham House snapped up in £470m private equity deal

£7.8 billion ($10 billion) UK specialist asset management firm Gresham House is set to be acquired for £470 million by US private equity firm Searchlight Capital.

US, emerging markets to spur sustainable bond growth

With regulatory and policy shifts in motion, US sustainable bonds are expected to rebound after underwhelming issuance in recent years, market experts predict.

Chinese climate engagement initiative launches

An institutional investor initiative to encourage decarbonisation by Chinese corporates has been launched which it is claimed is the first of its kind in China, the world's second largest economy and its most polluting country.

Towards $5trn: the trends set to drive the sustainable bond market

Cumulative sustainable bond issuance crossed the $4 trillion milestone last month, but what should we expect as the market shift towards its next trillion, asks Ahren Lester

TNFD criticised for lack of scientists in governance

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has refuted criticism that there is "a lack of independent scientific rigour" in its main body.