Ahren Lester

World Bank initiative calls on COP26 to urgently set 'true price' on carbon

PRI hires AMP Capital deputy chief David Atkin as new head

The UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has announced AMP Capital deputy chief executive David Atkin will replace Fiona Reynolds...

Ground-breaking UK climate disclosure plans strengthened with TCFD, scenario analysis rules

The long-awaited UK government response to a consultation on its mandatory climate disclosure plans for major companies...

EDF signs first corporate 'green' repo with BNP Paribas

French utility giant EDF has signed the first corporate 'green' repo agreement with BNP Paribas, whilst the French lender forecasts "exponential" growth for this instrument in the future.

Loan round-up: Wood, Primary Health Properties, Tong Eng, Equites ... and more

Moody's forecasts $1trn sustainable bond issuance in 2021

Moody's ESG Solutions forecasts that green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked (GSSS) bond issuance in 2021 will reach the $1 trillion milestone...

Bond round-up: Italy, Cades, UK, NTT, MuniFin, Seche, Auckland ... and more

French financial firms must draw on coal lessons for fossil fuel policies, say regulators

French regulators have encouraged financial firms to draw lessons from their thermal coal policies for other fossil fuel sectors in order to align with the goals of the Paris Agreement...

US financial regulators acknowledge climate action needed amid 'increasing threat'

US regulators have identified climate change as an "emerging and increasing threat" to US financial stability for the first time

Second UK green bond secures largest sovereign oversubscription

The UK has issued the sovereign green bond with the longest tenor after it raised £6 billion ($8.3 billion) from its second issue, with the transaction more than 12-times oversubscribed by investors.