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  • Issuing sustainability-linked bonds 'won't allow Philip Morris to bypass exclusions'

    08 September 2021

    Issuing sustainability-linked bonds will not provide tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PMI) an alternative route into bond portfolios...

  • WCI carbon market update: 08 September 2021

    08 September 2021

    The California Carbon Allowances (CCA) prices decreased from profit-taking, says Nicolas Girod*

  • Investors increasingly willing to pay-up for ESG leaders

    07 September 2021

    Institutional investors are increasingly willing to pay a significant premium for companies that are considered environmental, social and governance (ESG) leaders

  • European asset managers association backs 'brown taxonomy'

    07 September 2021

    The €27 trillion ($32 trillion) European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has thrown its support behind the EU's proposals for a taxonomy of significantly harmful environmental activities.

  • EU carbon market update: 07 September 2021

    07 September 2021

    Another week, another record high for carbon prices, says Tom Lord

  • Debut EU green bond expected in October

    07 September 2021

    The EU will issue its debut green bond in October as it prepares to kick-start its massive five-year €250 billion ($297 billion) green bond programme

  • Can COP26 keep 1.5°C in sight?

    07 September 2021

    All eyes will be on Glasgow in November to see whether hopes of limiting warming to 1.5°C can be kept alive. Peter Cripps reports

  • Insurers to get global standard for measuring 'insured emissions'

    07 September 2021

    Insurers are to get "the first global standard to measure and disclose insured greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions" as a result of an industry collaboration.

  • Climate risk means property cat losses could rise 120% by 2040

    07 September 2021

    Climate risk could hike insured property catastrophe losses by 90 to 120% by 2040 in key markets such as China, the UK, France and Germany, according to Swiss Re.

  • Ceres demands six high-emitting sectors act on climate by 2030

    06 September 2021

    Ceres has launched an initiative to get North American companies in banking, electricity, oil and gas, food, steel and transportation to set and achieve decarbonisation targets by 2030.