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'Much needed' EU, China common ground taxonomy published
05 November 2021The International Platform on Sustainable Finance (IPSF) has published its long-awaited initial scoping report detailing its "common ground" taxonomy (CGT) of green activities, described as a "much-needed" attempt to set global definitions.
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US SEC shareholder vote proposal rights reset 'timely and necessary'
05 November 2021The decision by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to rescind previous announcements limiting shareholder rights to propose resolutions...
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Loan round-up: Stantec, John Lewis, Estia Health, Genesis Energy ... and more
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'First' EU carbon allowance-backed security launched
04 November 2021Carbon investing firm SparkChange has launched a physically-backed carbon exchange-traded commodity (ETC) security, intended to prevent carbon emissions by withholding EU carbon credits from polluters and support investor engagement.
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Amundi and IFC launch $2bn emerging market sustainable bond strategy
03 November 2021Amundi and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) will launch a fund to invest in Emerging Market sustainable bonds in 2022 which intends to mobilise up to $2 billion in private investment.
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Bond round-up: Teva, IBRD, ICBC, Citi, Hera, Tesco, Verallia ... and more
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Ground-breaking BlackRock public-private EM climate fund exceeds target
02 November 2021BlackRock has announced its flagship public-private financing Emerging Market (EM) climate infrastructure investment fund has raised more than $670 million...
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First European social housing securitised sustainability bond issued
02 November 2021UK affordable housing association Sage Housing has raised £280 million ($383 million) from a sustainability bond, believed to be the first social housing securitisation (SHS) in this format in Europe, Environmental Finance can reveal.
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IOSCO: Regulate asset manager climate disclosures to prevent 'greenwashing'
02 November 2021The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) said supervision and enforcement of sustainability-related risk disclosures...
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World Bank initiative calls on COP26 to urgently set 'true price' on carbon
01 November 2021
- SEC disbands ESG enforcement division
- Decarbonisation investment faces three key challenges, says Ninety One's Cooper
- G20 agrees to bioeconomy principles
- Electricity versus gas - the devil is in the detail
- Bloomberg launches transition plan credibility assessments
- Wellington: Time to stop 'annoying' rise of three-year lookback sustainable bonds
- 'Unlikely' potential Transition Loan Principles will launch in 2024
- Transition plan rules 'should require disclosure of' expected climate impact
- UK Impact market grows to £77bn, with SDR impact label a potential positive
- 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.