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  • UK financial regulation overhaul needed for 'just transition', says alliance

    25 October 2021

    The UK government should adjust financial regulation to improve the chances of achieving a 'just transition' to a low-carbon economy

  • US financial regulators acknowledge climate action needed amid 'increasing threat'

    25 October 2021

    US regulators have identified climate change as an "emerging and increasing threat" to US financial stability for the first time

  • 2DII's new guidelines 'fill gap' for climate impact management systems

    25 October 2021

    Guidelines for a new "climate impact management system" have been proposed by the 2° Investing Initiative (2DII)'s Impact Program and French environment agency ADEME,...

  • Before the storm - reflections on COP26

    25 October 2021

    Glasgow must be a turning point in our efforts - not because of what happens there, but because of what we do differently the day after everyone goes home, argues Simon Zadek

  • Moody's: $14trn of G20 bank loans have high transition risk

    25 October 2021

    Almost one fifth of G20 banks' loans (19%) totalling $14 trillion are subject to high risk from the impact of measures taken to adapt to a low-carbon economy...

  • BoA: Climate advisory 'massive opportunity' amid 'death' of coal for power

    25 October 2021

    Bank of America (BoA) is spending much of its advisory time in the middle ground between the green sector and fossil fuels, an executive has said.

  • UK Department for Work and Pensions issues draft climate rules

    25 October 2021

    The UK's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has tabled draft rules that would require pension schemes to measure and report on their investment portfolios'...

  • Aegon to launch Global Sustainable Sovereign Bond Fund at COP26

    22 October 2021

    Aegon Asset Management and Aegon UK have partnered with the Global Ethical Finance Initiative (GEFI) to introduce the new Aegon Global Sustainable Sovereign Bond Fund at COP26.

  • Second UK green bond secures largest sovereign oversubscription

    22 October 2021

    The UK has issued the sovereign green bond with the longest tenor after it raised £6 billion ($8.3 billion) from its second issue, with the transaction more than 12-times oversubscribed by investors.

  • NYC pension funds pledge $37bn for climate solutions as they go net-zero

    22 October 2021

    Three New York City pension funds have committed to reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across their portfolios by 2040...