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Underestimating climate risks could threaten banking system, says Federal Reserve
06 January 2023"Much work lies ahead" for large banks on measuring climate risk and Scope 3 emissions, with inadequate assessment of climate risks posing a potential threat to the banking system,...
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People Moves 6 January: NBIM, Rabobank, Carmignac and more...
06 January 2023 -
Denham sells $1bn Asian renewable energy assets
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Glencore shareholders demand more transparency on coal plan
05 January 2023Investors representing $2.2 trillion in assets have asked Glencore to provide more information on how the mining giant's ongoing thermal coal production aligns with its commitment to support the Paris agreement
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Asia 'by far the most important region for the climate transition'
04 January 2023Asia has a key role to play in helping combat climate change, a webinar heard. Genevieve Redgrave reports
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Environmental leaders recognised in New Year's Honours
03 January 2023The King's New Year's Honours List has recognised a number of environmental leaders for their work, including fund manager Beverley Gower-Jones and academic Sir Partha Sarathi Dasgupta.
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8 oil companies make UBS top renewables players list
03 January 2023 -
UK woodland carbon credit exchange launched
03 January 2023 -
Investor groups lament UK delay to sustainability taxonomy
15 December 2022UK sustainability taxonomy regulations due by 1 January, 2023, will be delayed to an unspecified date, as the country's government decides "whether to change the UK's approach", the Treasury announced.
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GFANZ targets $8bn in private finance support for Vietnam energy transition
15 December 2022GFANZ has established a working group to 'mobilise' up to about $8 billion in private capital towards Vietnam's energy 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.