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EU Green Bond Standard 'tax haven' ban provisionally agreed

The ban on issuers from 'tax haven' jurisdictions from issuing bonds under the EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) was retained in the provisional agreement on the landmark regulation last week, Environmental Finance has learned.

Bond round-up: Stellantis, automakers spotlight, NatWest, Pandora ... and more

Canadian regulator to require climate disclosures, scenario analysis

Canadian banks and insurance companies are to be required to conduct climate-related scenario analysis and disclose climate transition plans from next year.

'Capex must be a focus of energy transition engagement', investors told

Asset managers grappling with the energy transition have been urged to prioritise engaging on companies' capital expenditure (capex) plans.

Matthey appointed rapporteur for EU taxonomy working group

Astrid Matthey has been appointed rapporteur of the EU Platform's technical working group, as the second iteration of the Platform met for the first time.

US Treasury's Yellen warns of 'cascading' climate risk to financial system

The Secretary of the US Treasury has warned of the potential for climate-related events and their impacts on asset values to "cascade through the financial system" in the world's largest economy.

Palladium lauds 'turning point' in blended financing of natural capital

Governments are supporting private financing of natural capital projects with unprecedented energy around the globe, an executive at asset manager Palladium has said.

ISO sustainable finance 'could be as significant as ISSB'

A new ISO standard on sustainable finance could be as important a development as the International Sustainability Standards Board's (ISSB) forthcoming standards, it was claimed.

How Canada laid the foundations for its transition taxonomy

A project to develop a list of transition activities is set to grow, Barbara Zvan and Jonathan Arnold tell Michael Hurley

CDP partners with Clarity AI