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Credit Suisse & Rockefeller push ocean fund companies for scope 3 data

EdenTree: UK windfall tax 'undermines' net-zero commitment

High yield, loan borrowers urged to 'come prepared' on ESG data

Companies looking to raise funds through high yield bonds or loans have been urged to "come prepared" with key environmental, social and governance (ESG) data for investors to improve engagement opportunities.

SEC disclosure rules promise clarity - Trillium

Social issues set to gain prominence in credit ratings - Fitch

Social issues are only 'minimally' relevant to credit ratings but are set to become more important as society demands more on sustainability and fair treatment, according to credit ratings agency Fitch.

Investors warned of plastics industry's pollution 'ambivalence'

Investors in the European plastics industry have been warned of its 'ambivalence' towards the pollution problem, with the sector named as a 'high risk option'.

France's 'perfectly timed' inflation-linked green bond debut

With a longstanding reputation as a prolific green bond issuer and innovator, France welcomed the strong demand for its 'perfectly timed' green 'linker' debut. Ahren Lester reports

Amazon vote a 'seismic shift' on tax transparency

A fifth of independent Amazon shareholders backed a "historic first" shareholder resolution requiring the online retailer to publish a tax transparency report...

CDP: Deforestation financial risk is 'underestimated'

Investors are generally not putting pressure on companies to tackle deforestation as firms have not yet recognised financial risks related to the activity, a CDP executive has said.

'World-first' green fintech taxonomy goes live

A system to classify financial technology in shades of sustainability has been launched in what is thought to be a world first.