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SDI AOP launches patent tracker as impact assessment tool

The Sustainable Development Investments Asset Owner Platform (SDI AOP) and Qontigo have released a forward-looking dataset to assess companies' patent portfolios.

China urged to close state-owned enterprise green bond loophole

The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) has urged China to close a "problematic" use-of-proceeds loophole for state-owned enterprises issuing green bonds in order to end the fragmentation of the Chinese market.

$100 global carbon price could slash equity prices by 30%, says Kempen

Investors have been warned that the 'base case' of a $100 global carbon price necessary to meet the Paris Agreement targets could cause global equity portfolio valuations to drop by up to 30%.

Loan round-up: Nissan, Biocon Biologics, Places for People, QNB Finansbank ... and more

How public-private finance could be a tipping point for planetary action

A 'loss and damage' fund agreed at COP27 should be the precursor for more efficient use of blended finance to support developing countries, argues Pradeep Kurukulasuriya

Private capital only 17% of nature-based investment, UNEP says

Sustainable finance regulation 'needs to focus on transition'

Transforming financial regulation so it encourages decarbonisation objectives, rather than concentrating only on the 'greenest' activities, must become the focus of regulators, an Environmental Finance webinar heard.

$30trn investor group backs human rights engagement initiative

More than 220 investors managing assets worth $30 trillion have signed up to Advance, a human rights stewardship initiative launched by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

ASN Bank values nature services in 'first' calculation of its kind

ASN Bank has priced the value in US dollars of ecosystem services in four investee projects, in what it claims is the first calculation of its kind by a financial institution.

Bond round-up: PacifiCorp, Umicore, Mediobanca, Norsk Hydro ... and more