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Macron and Bloomberg propose 'open' climate data platform
22 September 2022French president Emmanuel Macron and UN Climate Envoy Michael Bloomberg have announced recommendations for a climate data platform that would be free to use.
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HSBC to 'phase out' thermal coal investments
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PCAF launches net zero buildings guidance
22 September 2022The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) has launched guidance to help financial institutions decarbonise their buildings portfolios.
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Barbados strikes $150m biodiversity debt conversion
21 September 2022The Nature Conservancy has announced a debt conversion with the government of Barbados, which it says will "unlock" $50 million for biodiversity protection projects in the country.
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Klima transition fund closes with €210 million
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MN and Glenmont launch €700m renewable energy fund
21 September 2022 -
103 financial institutions urge governments to act on biodiversity
21 September 2022 -
Janus Henderson launches sustainable equity fund
21 September 2022 -
Mirova energy transition fund raises €1.6bn
20 September 2022 -
NBIM to demand net zero targets of all portfolio companies
20 September 2022Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) has warned the biggest polluters in its vast investment portfolio that it expects them to set targets to hit net zero by 2050 "as a matter of urgency", ahead of potential divestment from companies with "high and unmitigated climate risks".
- 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.