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Xpansiv sees improved liquidity in voluntary carbon market
11 January 2022Liquidity in the voluntary carbon market has improved, said Xpansiv, which launched a new carbon spot contract last week.
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ISSB launches search for 11 members
11 January 2022The IFRS Foundation Trustees say they have begun a search for 'up to' 11 members of a group that will devise globally applicable minimum sustainability reporting standards.
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ICE: Record carbon allowance trading volume in 2021
11 January 2022ICE has reported a record-breaking 18 billion tonnes of carbon allowances were traded globally through its platforms in 2021, as it plans a raft of fresh environmental contract launches in 2022.
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UK pensions impact quota suggested to nurture VC funds
11 January 2022A suggestion to encourage UK pensions to allocate "a small portion, less than 5%" of their investment portfolio to venture capital funds that target positive impact is among dozens of proposals in a report by a member of the upper house of the UK Parliament.
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Environmental Finance Bond Awards 2022 nominations open
11 January 2022Nominations have opened for the 2022 Environmental Finance Bond Awards, which celebrate the leading green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked (GSSS) bond and loan deals...
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CA100+ net-zero benchmark is 'too complicated'
10 January 2022The Net-Zero Company Benchmark developed by Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) has potential to become an "essential tool" for investors, according to a climate finance campaigner, but currently suffers from being too complicated and lacking detailed requirements around current proof of alignment.
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Germany is against nuclear in taxonomy, says minister
10 January 2022Germany's environment minister has said the country's coalition government will tell the European Commission that the EU's biggest economy is against proposals to define nuclear energy generation as 'green'.
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EBA: 80% of banks considering ESG in credit risk
10 January 2022Four in five banks (over 80%) in the European Economic Area (EEA) are factoring ESG into credit risk, a survey by the EBA has suggested.
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Taxonomygate
10 January 2022Up to 1.4 billion tonnes of 'green' CO2e emissions in leaked EU taxonomy proposal, argues Andreas Hoepner
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Blackstone invests $3bn in North American renewable energy firm
10 January 2022Private equity firm Blackstone Infrastructure Partners has invested $3 billion for a minority stake in Invenergy Renewables,...