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Nomura, HSBC and ING among ASEAN sustainable finance working group members
22 June 2021An industry advisory panel (IAP) of sustainable finance has been launched by the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF)...
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US climate disclosure tussle develops over SEC filings role
21 June 2021A tussle is developing over whether mandatory climate disclosures in the US should feature in the closely scrutinised annual regulatory filings or as a separate document, with some major firms opposing inclusion in annual filings but some significant investors backing such a move.
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Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Ivanhoe Cambridge, Hines, PRT Growing, Furla ... and more
17 June 2021 -
Bond round-up: Enel, JBS, Hannon Armstrong, Southern California Edison, Canada ... and more - Updated
16 June 2021 -
Australian debt head unconvinced by green bond cost benefit
16 June 2021The Australian debt management office head said he remains "unconvinced" by the cost appeal...
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RPMI Railpen joins partnership exploring best workforce metrics for listed firms
15 June 2021£32 billion ($45 billion) pension fund RPMI Railpen has joined the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA)...
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Carbon prices expected to rise, amid Covid-19 recovery and climate ambition catalysts
14 June 2021Market participants are increasingly confident that carbon prices across all major global emissions trading systems (ETSs)...
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Sustainability Linked Bond Principles get first birthday present - further metric guidance
11 June 2021One year after they were first published, the developers of the Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles (SLBP) have provided some illustrative metrics...
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Fannie Mae, Nordea join Green Bond Principles executive as ING, Kommunalbanken depart
11 June 2021Fannie Mae and Nordea Bank have been elected to the executive committee (ExCom) that develops the Green Bond Principles (GBP)...
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Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Grosvenor, Uralkali, Mondi, Artesmedia ... and more
10 June 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
- Wellington: Time to stop 'annoying' rise of three-year lookback sustainable bonds
- Transition plan rules 'should require disclosure of' expected climate impact
- Bloomberg launches transition plan credibility assessments
- 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.