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Address climate adaptation finance, says IPCC co-author

Financial institutions must urgently move away from funding fossil fuels and channel more capital to financing climate adaptation measures, according to a co-author of the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

NA100 invites investors ahead of summer launch

An initiative to coordinate engagement with companies and policymakers on nature has invited investors to signal their interest, ahead of a formal launch this summer.

CEB issues 'first' social bond targeting Ukraine refugee crisis

The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) has issued a €1 billion ($1.1 billion) 'social inclusion bond' to fund the response to the Ukraine refugee crisis caused by the country's invasion by Russia, believed to be the first social bond to target the crisis.

ISSB gets Montreal base

UBS 'say on climate' strategy gets 77% backing

Re-write rules of engagement, says Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance

UK's mandatory TCFD reporting 'likely to be seen as greenwashing'

ESG in credit ratings consultation launched

EIOPA launches first climate stress test for pension funds

EU Platform reveals remaining environmental taxonomy criteria

Criteria to extend the EU's taxonomy beyond climate have been published by an expert group - but the document also reveals delays to some aspects deemed too challenging to define.