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  • Greenwashing 'not uncommon' in green bond issuers, says HKMA

    30 November 2022

    Greenwashing is 'not uncommon' amongst corporate green bond issuers, a report by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has found.

  • Free access for US public pension funds to Impact Cubed data

    30 November 2022
  • AFII: Milestone 'first' SLB step-up should give investors confidence

    30 November 2022

    The sustainability-linked bond (SLB) market has reached a milestone after the "first" step-up was triggered by PKN Orlen...

  • Australian regulator reveals prospect of bank losses from climate change

    30 November 2022

    Australia's largest banks should be prepared to face 'financial challenges' resulting from losses caused by the effects of climate change, a vulnerability assessment by the regulator has found.

  • Impax CEO: the best is yet to come despite volatile 2022

    30 November 2022

    Impax Asset Management's CEO has shrugged off a fall in assets in its full year results, arguing that "the best is yet to come" as the shift to a net-zero economy gathers pace.

  • Biodiversity: why investors should care

    30 November 2022

    An agreement on a biodiversity framework at COP15 next month could help direct private financial investment, writes Steve Freedman

  • More turbulence forecast for EU taxonomy as expert group plots way forward

    30 November 2022

    The European Commission has been warned of further challenges that could stifle progress on its sustainability taxonomy, including in areas such as forestry and on criteria to ensure investments do not 'significantly harm' the EU's sustainability objectives.

  • ESMA, ISS ESG to discuss the future of sustainable finance regulation

    29 November 2022

    The ways in which sustainable finance regulation can evolve to help investors more efficiently channel investments to support the transition to net zero is to be discussed on an Environmental Finance webinar.

  • Malaysia to launch sustainable finance taxonomy

    29 November 2022
  • Bamboo mulls more blended finance for greater impact

    29 November 2022

    Impact investor Bamboo Capital Partners says its next fund launches will rely on public as well as private financing after finding it "almost impossible" to fundraise from private investors over the past year.