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Bond round-up: Netherlands, Uzbekistan, AIB ... and more
18 October 2023 -
The Future of ESG Data conference: Scope 3 emissions double counting 'not much of an issue'
17 October 2023'Double counting' of emissions in Scope 3 calculations is "not much of an issue" and can actually be an "important" factor in carbon risk management, market experts told an Environmental Finance event.
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The Future of ESG Data conference: BlackRock was 'underweight Silicon Valley Bank due to complaints data'
17 October 2023BlackRock was underweight Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) before it collapsed in March 2023 due to the asset manager identifying an "inordinate" number of customer complaints at the ill-fated bank.
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The Future of ESG Data conference: BlackRock: Military veteran hiring 'one of the best performing ESG signals'
16 October 2023High levels of US military veteran hiring was "one of the best" performing environmental, social and governance (ESG) signals in 2022 and continues to outperform in 2023, according to BlackRock.
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The Future of ESG Data conference: EU CSRD reporting does 'not satisfy' ISSB reporting, says ISSB
16 October 2023The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) said that EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)-aligned reporting does "not satisfy" its reporting standards due to its inclusion of 'double materiality' considerations.
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HSBC, Nasdaq launch climate technology ETF
13 October 2023 -
ISSB's Faber: Double materiality should not be 'a battlefield'
13 October 2023The chair of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has said standard setters are not "in battle" over the decision of whether to incorporate 'double materiality' approaches, arguing that there is an urgent need to end this "divisive narrative".
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Brazil: Biodiversity, poverty prominent in sustainability bond debut plan
12 October 2023The Brazilian government has confirmed as much as 18% of its debut sovereign sustainability bond will be committed to biodiversity projects, with clean transport, renewable energy and combating poverty also key financing targets for its maiden bond.
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Arup becomes Climate Bonds Standard verifier
12 October 2023 -
CA-CIB publishes 'five steps' to green banking transition
11 October 2023Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CA-CIB) has published the 'five steps' to greening banking operations based on its own experience, in a report from an International Finance Corporation (IFC)-led bank alliance.
- 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.