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Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Coles, Aligned, NSW Land Registry ... and more

EFRAG recruiting sustainability reporting standard working group

The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) is seeking candidates to set up an expert working group, to provide input on draft European corporate sustainability reporting standards.

Delicious and abundant: yes, we're talking about voluntary carbon markets

Offsets play an important transitional role in neutralizing emissions that are more difficult to abate, argues Vikram Widge

LeapFrog buys stake in Ghana bank to promote financial inclusion

LeapFrog Investments has acquired a 16.94% stake in Fidelity Bank Ghana, in a move it says will help the impact investor promote "financial inclusion and digital transformation" across the African nation.

CDP: Finance among sectors most harmful to water resources

Financial services are in the same "critical" category as fossil fuel suppliers in terms of their impact on water...

Bond round-up: Baidu, EnBW, IBRD, Genova, Sajida ... and more

SEC climate enforcement task force 'will want to come out with a bang'

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) likely intends to "come out with a bang" when it brings its first case against misleading climate claims or material misstatements, according to a former senior counsel to the influential regulator.

COP26 must deliver incentives to stop deforestation, says NGO

An NGO that helped create the UN-mandated REDD+ programme has outlined its hopes for COP26, including that the summit will lead to more financial commitments...

Why investors should engage for better corporate disclosure

Direct investor engagement has a significant impact on improving corporate environmental transparency and disclosure, writes Claire Elsdon

CA100+ sets sights for food supply chains engagement

The sprawling supply chains of food and beverages companies are to be the subject of coordinated investor engagement after the Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) initiative outlined its decarbonisation expectations for the sector