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Federal Reserve preparing climate risk framework
06 December 2022The US Federal Reserve Board has called for feedback on a framework to help large banks manage physical and transition climate-related risks.
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Glass Lewis acquires Proxinvest
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Sustainable Fitch launches ESG ratings for labelled structured bonds
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Florida Treasury divests from BlackRock over ESG focus
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People Moves 2 December: JP Morgan, First Sentier, Janus Henderson ... and more
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$100 global carbon price could slash equity prices by 30%, says Kempen
01 December 2022Investors have been warned that the 'base case' of a $100 global carbon price necessary to meet the Paris Agreement targets could cause global equity portfolio valuations to drop by up to 30%.
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$30trn investor group backs human rights engagement initiative
01 December 2022More than 220 investors managing assets worth $30 trillion have signed up to Advance, a human rights stewardship initiative launched by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).
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Greenwashing 'not uncommon' in green bond issuers, says HKMA
30 November 2022Greenwashing is 'not uncommon' amongst corporate green bond issuers, a report by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has found.
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Australian regulator reveals prospect of bank losses from climate change
30 November 2022Australia's largest banks should be prepared to face 'financial challenges' resulting from losses caused by the effects of climate change, a vulnerability assessment by the regulator has found.
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More turbulence forecast for EU taxonomy as expert group plots way forward
30 November 2022The European Commission has been warned of further challenges that could stifle progress on its sustainability taxonomy, including in areas such as forestry and on criteria to ensure investments do not 'significantly harm' the EU's sustainability objectives.
- 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.