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Sustainable bonds take record market share

Sovereign green bond issuance helped labelled debt secure a record share of the European bond market in the second quarter, Ahren Lester writes

Investors encouraged to set nature-inclusive 'just transition' expectations

Investors have been urged to set 'just transition' expectations that also factor in aspects relating to nature, in a report by the Grantham Research Institute.

Introduce ESG benchmark to tackle greenwashing, says ESMA

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has recommended that the creation of minimum requirements for environmental, social and governance (ESG) benchmark indexes would help tackle examples of 'greenwashing'.

FCA to create ESG advisory board

Reask and Fathom offer combined wind and flood risk models

Australian climate risk analytics firm Reask has partnered with UK flood risk modeller Fathom to offer insurers access to their combined risk data.

Asian banks encouraged to include nature-related risks

Banks in Asia have been encouraged to include nature-related risks in sustainability strategies, by WWF Singapore.

Japanese banks' portfolios misaligned with Paris Agreement, says 2DII

Japanese banks' loan books are misaligned with the Paris Agreement, said a paper written by the 2 Degrees Investing Initiative (2DII) and released by the Financial Services Agency (FSA)'s Finance Research Center.

Viridios AI to integrate BeZero Carbon's ratings

Batteries and biogas fuel JLEN's shift from solar

Amidst a more competitive sustainability market, Chris Holmes and Ed Mountney tell Genevieve Redgrave it will begin investing at development stage to retain its first-mover advantage.

Carbon exchange suggests ICVCM could create market bottleneck

AirCarbon Exchange (ACX), a Singapore-based exchange for carbon credits, is sceptical of plans to "audit" the quality of credits in the voluntary carbon market, led by the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM).