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COP27: UN expert group tries to draw 'red line' around 'toxic' net-zero pledges

A UN-appointed expert group has published recommendations for net zero pledges to reduce the risk of 'greenwashing', with proposed measures including the "phasing out" of fossil fuels.

Video: Lisa Bozzelli on the opportunities for real estate and asset backed securities

Africa Carbon Markets Initiative launched at COP27

COP27: UK's guidance on gold standard transition plans 'to have global significance'

Proposed guidance for producing 'gold standard' transition plans has been described by EY as "an extremely important step in the right direction towards driving the UK towards a net zero future".

Bloomberg to provide sustainable infrastructure label data bank

Singapore considers ground-breaking foreign currency green bond

Singapore will consider issuing its first ever foreign currency sovereign bond in green bond format amid interest from investors, but only after building out its Singaporean dollar green bond curve.

COP27: Investor alliance spurs Indonesian deforestation action

The Investor Policy Dialogue on Deforestation (IPDD) has helped create a sustainability partnership with key financial actors in Indonesia that it is claimed could prevent the destruction of forests.

COP27: ISSB hails 'milestone' CDP, NZDPU tie-ups

The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) hailed "key milestone" agreements with the CDP and Net Zero Data Public Utility (NZDPU) it said will boost implementation of its standards.

Video: Lee White shares the latest ISSB updates

Lee White, executive director at the IFRS Foundation, shares the latest ISSB updates in this interview at Environmental Finance's ESG Data 2022 conference in London

KKR invests $400m in Indian decarbonisation firm