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Fossil fuel exit language mars second COP26 decision draft
12 November 2021A weakening of the language around the phase-out of fossil fuels in the second draft of the COP26 UN climate summit decision has disappointed environmental campaigners, although its continued inclusion heartened others.
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Nuclear inclusion would 'jeopardise' EU Taxonomy, warn ministers
12 November 2021Nuclear power should be excluded from the EU Taxonomy for sustainable activities in order to not "jeopardise" the credibility and usefulness of the landmark 'green' regulation, according to environment ministers from five EU countries - including Germany
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SBTi launches draft financial sector net-zero 'foundations'
11 November 2021The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has published its draft net-zero 'foundations' for financial institutions aimed at creating a "common language" around net-zero concepts and target setting for the sector.
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Loan round-up: CEMEX, Intellihub, ARA, Exemplar REIT, Warehouse Group ... and more
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Russia adopts national green taxonomy
11 November 2021Russia has adopted its own national taxonomy of 'green' activities which has been designed to be broadly in line with the taxonomies already published by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) and EU.
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KfW launches Latin America green bond fund
11 November 2021KfW has invested €74 million ($86 million) in a Latin America green bond fund the German development bank has initiated...
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Bond round-up: Ford, Faurecia, TenneT, Atos, Colgate-Palmolive, Dios ... and more
10 November 2021 -
COP climate finance commitments are 'flimflam, but good flimflam'
10 November 2021The string of headline-grabbing climate finance commitments announced at the COP26 UN climate summit are "flimflam...
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Make EU green bond standard mandatory, says ECB
09 November 2021The European Central Bank (ECB) has recommended that the EU makes its green bond standard mandatory within five years, and warned that its current provisions for transition green bonds are "not sufficient".
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Swiss regulator tightens 'greenwashing' scrutiny of funds
08 November 2021The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has published guidance for fund managers to combat 'greenwashing'...
- SEC disbands ESG enforcement division
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- Transition plan rules 'should require disclosure of' expected climate impact
- 'Unlikely' potential Transition Loan Principles will launch in 2024
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- 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.