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A quarter of green bonds secure 'greenium' in late 2021, says CBI

A quarter of green bonds issued in the second half of 2021 secured a 'greenium' in the primary markets, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).

Infrastructure key to hitting net-zero

Sustainable infrastructure investments are growing, but not quickly enough, Henri Blas tells Genevieve Redgrave

DBS India launches green deposits

TNFD draft framework launches 'without a lot of metrics'

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has launched the eagerly awaited first version of its nature-related risk management and disclosure framework,...

ISSB readies draft standards for March release

The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) is set to publish a draft of its "game changing" standards for climate reporting later this month.

PIRC warn of 'socialwashing' from corporate workforce surveys

Proxy adviser PIRC has warned that the reporting of "deceptive" employee engagement scores by large European companies amounts to 'socialwashing'.

Japanese financial institutions at risk from floods

Increasing floods may put financial institutions in Japan at risk of worsening financial conditions, the Bank of Japan has warned.

Microsoft among buyers of blue carbon credits from giant mangrove project

Microsoft and Trafigura are among the buyers of the first three million carbon credits to be generated by the world's largest mangrove restoration project.

Impact investing - what's the trade-off?

Investing to advance the UN SDGs involves trade-offs - but tools to minimise these are in development, writes Sebnem Sener

Amalgamated Bank 'first US lender to set science-based targets'