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US SEC amendment to deliver 'proxy access on steroids' for shareholders
19 November 2021The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has amended existing rules around shareholders putting forward 'dissident' board members...
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$250m 'sustainable nutrition' fund launched by Credit Suisse, JP Morgan
18 November 2021Credit Suisse and JP Morgan Asset Management (JP Morgan AM) have launched a $250 million 'sustainable nutrition' fund which will focus investment on companies that make food systems less carbon intensive.
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Loan round-up: TSMC, Leo Pharma, Sun Hung Kai Properties ... and more
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'Gender bond' guidance launched
17 November 2021UN Women, International Finance Corporation and International Capital Market Association (ICMA) have published guidance on how issuers can use sustainable bonds to advance gender equality.
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Bond round-up: Peru, SGP, BNG, Proximus, Henkel, Stedin, NTT ... and more
17 November 2021 -
COP26 delivered 'more successes than failures', says HSBC
16 November 2021HSBC said the Glasgow Climate Pact was a "balanced outcome" that generally built positively on previous COP agreements...
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Asset managers must 'own up' to index fund net-zero problem
16 November 2021Asset managers need to "own up" to the net-zero problem created by their passive index funds and begin to consider closing traditional index funds...
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COP26 final pact delivers 'progress, but no breakthrough'
15 November 2021The final Glasgow Climate Pact signed at the COP26 UN climate summit was described as "progress" but a lack of a breakthrough on global climate...
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New Zealand to debut sovereign green bond in late 2022
15 November 2021New Zealand has announced it intends to kick-start an "important and enduring" sovereign green bond programme in late 2022...
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COP26 round-up, 12 November: Fossil fuel register launched; private capital 'key'; call to tackle livestock emissions
12 November 2021
- SEC disbands ESG enforcement division
- Decarbonisation investment faces three key challenges, says Ninety One's Cooper
- Bloomberg launches transition plan credibility assessments
- Wellington: Time to stop 'annoying' rise of three-year lookback sustainable bonds
- G20 agrees to bioeconomy principles
- Electricity versus gas - the devil is in the detail
- Transition plan rules 'should require disclosure of' expected climate impact
- UK Impact market grows to £77bn, with SDR impact label a potential positive
- 'Unlikely' potential Transition Loan Principles will launch in 2024
- Sustainable Debt Round-up: IADB, Raizen Energia, Switch ... and more
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Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 conference round-up
20 September 2024Another hugely successful Environmental Finance event in New York highlights the progress that continuous innovation and improvement is providing sustainable debt markets - with plenty more to come. Ahren Lester reports
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Investors must move beyond 'lip service' on biodiversity, says Nuveen
20 September 2024Investors must move beyond "lip service" and actually be willing to look at nature and biodiversity investment opportunities, Nuveen has told an Environmental Finance conference.
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Dow Chemical could issue second green bond in the future
20 September 2024Dow Chemical has not ruled out issuing a second green bond in the future, although any decision will not be made until after the US election in November.
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Brazilian development bank to fund next wave of renewable technology
19 September 2024The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) wants to fund the next wave of renewable technology in the country, but there is a need for more blended finance, according to Luciana Costa, infrastructure, energy transition and climate change managing director at BNDES.
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Sovereign SLBs challenging due to the nature of the issuer
19 September 2024Sovereigns across the world have embraced the sustainability-linked bond (SLB) instruments, with issuance increasingly being considered, but the nature of sovereigns creates some challenges for investors, the audience at Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 heard.