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BlueOrchard commits $18m to TriLinc
02 September 2021BlueOrchard Finance has committed $18 million to TriLinc Global to invest in middle-marked companies to support economic development in emerging markets.
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US seeks to plug insurers' data scarcity on climate risk
02 September 2021A US government initiative has been launched to better assess insurers' climate-related financial risks and address the lack of available data in this area.
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London calling IFRS: Forget Canada, base ISSB in UK!
02 September 2021A group of UK finance organisations has urged the IFRS Foundation to locate its new International Sustainability Standards Board
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Moody's: Japan's FSA ESG disclosures may have limited immediate usefulness
02 September 2021Forthcoming mandatory ESG disclosure requirements from Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) may have short-term limitations, Moody's Investors Service has said.
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EU social taxonomy: 'Time for investors to treat social & environmental factors equally'
02 September 2021Investors and non-profits have cautiously welcomed proposals for a European taxonomy of social economic activities but warned the bloc may struggle to identify criteria to judge the activities.
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CalSTRS commits to net zero by 2050
02 September 2021The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) will target net-zero emissions across its investment portfolio by 2050
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Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Majid Al Futtaim, FirstGroup, Summerset ... and more
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Shaping finance in transitioning to a sustainable food system
02 September 2021The global food system would be insolvent if the costs of its negative impacts were priced in, writes Simon Zadek
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Green Bond Comment, September 2021: Focus must be on quality not being lost through quantity
01 September 2021The record-breaking growth of the sustainable bond market in 2021 is to be welcomed, but we must ensure the sustainability substance of these bonds is not sacrificed as it scales. Ahren Lester reports
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Bond round-up: Munich Re, UK green gilt, CMB, Granite REIT, Philip Morris ... and more
01 September 2021