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Investors urged to up engagement on marine biodiversity
30 January 2024Investors have been urged to increase engagement and voting action on marine biodiversity issues, as well as begin to look for investments in marine conservation.
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LEON founder launches sustainable food investment firm
30 January 2024Henry Dimbleby, founder of UK-based fast food chain LEON, has launched a new investment firm dedicated to sustainable food investments.
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'Streamlining' of nature reporting needed, says UNEP FI
29 January 2024Further alignment and streamlining of nature reporting is still needed, the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) has said, as it predicted that mandatory disclosures are likely on the horizon.
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Water tech a key investment opportunity, says Redwheel
29 January 2024Water technology companies are set to be a key investment opportunity, asset manager Redwheel said, predicting the biggest polluters will also face growing pressure to act.
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Scope 3 should be kept separate from other emissions, says LSEG
26 January 2024Scope 3 should be kept as a distinct metric from Scope 1 and 2, including in calculations of emissions reduction pathways, the London Stock Exchange Group has said.
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Further clarity needed on Scope 3 materiality, says IIGCC
26 January 2024"Further clarity" is needed from policymakers on the materiality of Scope 3 to businesses, the International Investors Group on Climate Change said.
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UBS: Nature-based solutions suffer a lack of confidence
26 January 2024Nature-based solutions suffer a lack of confidence that they can deliver "real climate mitigation", warned UBS, which called for a "critical reassessment" of the science, rules and norms that govern them.
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Investors urged to adopt 'planetary boundaries' concept in nature investments
25 January 2024Investors have been urged by Amundi to adopt the 'planetary boundaries' concept to help scale up capital towards nature and biodiversity.
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GRI launches updated biodiversity standard
25 January 2024The Global Reporting Initiative has launched a revised version of its biodiversity reporting standard, with further metrics on the drivers of biodiversity loss.
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New MAS chief will retain focus on sustainable finance
24 January 2024Chia Der Juin, the new managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, has committed to further strengthening its action on sustainable finance, and supporting the region's transition.
- 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.