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Brazil to require climate risk scenarios in stress tests from 2022
17 September 2021 -
2021 AGM voting season in US marks climate pressure 'escalation and expansion'
16 September 2021The 2021 proxy voting season in the US experienced an "escalation of shareholder engagement on climate-related issues...
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Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Vineyard Wind, BayWa, Grupo Bimbo, AirTrunk ... and more
16 September 2021 -
Bond round-up: Walmart, Entel, Eli Lilly, Development Bank of Japan, Woolworths, Inpex ... and more
15 September 2021 -
Lyxor launches corporate green bond ETF
15 September 2021Lyxor Asset Management has launched a €50 million global corporate green bond exchange-traded fund (ETF)...
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Bank of Finland targets ground-breaking net-zero investment portfolio by 2050
14 September 2021The Bank of Finland has announced it is targeting carbon neutrality within its €8 billion ($9.4 billion) investment portfolio by 2050 at the latest, with further interim targets in preparation by the central bank
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ADB raises $300m from first 'blue' bond
13 September 2021The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised $300 million from its inaugural 'blue' bond to finance ocean-related sustainable projects
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Physical climate risk could threaten 10% of major US bank lending
10 September 2021Physical climate risk could threaten more than 10% of the trillion-dollar loan portfolios held by the largest US banks by 2080...
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$3.2trn investor group to 'step-up' chemical sector emissions engagement
09 September 2021An investor working group has been formed to "step-up" engagement with major chemical firms around their carbon emissions, arguing the sector has been "neglected" by investors as being 'hard-to-abate'.
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Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Apical, Unite Students, ICL, Triple Point ... and more
09 September 2021
- SEC disbands ESG enforcement division
- Decarbonisation investment faces three key challenges, says Ninety One's Cooper
- G20 agrees to bioeconomy principles
- 'Unlikely' potential Transition Loan Principles will launch in 2024
- 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
- 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.