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Germany is against nuclear in taxonomy, says minister
10 January 2022Germany's environment minister has said the country's coalition government will tell the European Commission that the EU's biggest economy is against proposals to define nuclear energy generation as 'green'.
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'Impact accounting' bodies launch survey of existing approaches
07 January 2022The Value Balancing Alliance (VBA) and Impact-Weighted Accounts initiative (IWAI) at Harvard Business School have asked organisations to explain how they 'value' their positive and negative social and environmental impacts.
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Actiam appoints CEO after Cardano completes acquisition
07 January 2022UK-based Cardano Group has completed the acquisition of Dutch asset manager Actiam from insurance and reinsurance group Athora Netherlands.
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Nuclear, gas in taxonomy is 'biggest greenwash ever'
06 January 2022Members of the EU Platform on sustainable finance have warned that the environmental credentials of the bloc's sustainability taxonomy will be irrevocably damaged if plans to include nuclear and fossil gas energy generation proceed.
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Korean green taxonomy includes natural gas
05 January 2022South Korea has published its classification system, or taxonomy, of activities it deems to be environmentally sustainable - which includes natural gas but omits nuclear energy.
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UK university impact investor appoints CIO
05 January 2022An investment manager targeting "the most exciting spin-outs" from three UK universities has taken a key step in its development with the appointment of its chief investment officer.
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EU's nuclear, gas taxonomy inclusion prompts fierce response
04 January 2022A text by the European Commission that proposes inclusion of some nuclear and natural gas energy generation activities in the EU's sustainability taxonomy has sparked a fierce response from some observers, who argue the proposals would undermine the credibility of the framework.
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Bank of Japan provides $18bn in interest-free climate loans
24 December 2021Japan's central bank has begun to provide interest-free 'climate response' loans worth up to JPY2 trillion ($18 billion) to encourage investment in decarbonisation.
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Impact: areas to watch in 2022
24 December 2021Big-name players demonstrate the growing appeal of impact strategies - but calls for more credible evidence of impact continue to grow, Michael Hurley writes
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EU TEG taxonomy experts lament nuclear 'politicisation'
21 December 2021Members of an EU-mandated expert group have written to the European Commission to express their concern at the potential inclusion of nuclear in the bloc's sustainability taxonomy, in a decision they say has been politicised instead of following science.
- UK adaptation taxonomy pitched by government advisers
- M&G's Catalyst backs Tyme Group's Asia expansion
- EQT and Temasek to sell Indian JV O2 Power for $1.5bn
- AlphaMundi invests in African fintech company
- Morgan Stanley follows Citi, BofA out of Net Zero Banking Alliance
- 'Disclosing more is the right way to go' with green bonds
- Why businesses need an internal carbon price
- Investor group sounds alarm as GFANZ drops Paris alignment requirement
- German chancellor backs cutbacks to CSRD
- Bloomberg acquires carbon data firm Viridios AI
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Article 6 formalised: charting the future of carbon finance
06 January 2025The formalisation of Article 6 is a significant milestone, but it is just the beginning, writes Ayse Frey
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M&G's Catalyst backs Tyme Group's Asia expansion
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AlphaMundi invests in African fintech company
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EQT and Temasek to sell Indian JV O2 Power for $1.5bn
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Investor group sounds alarm as GFANZ drops Paris alignment requirement
03 January 2025The decision by the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) to broaden its membership requirement to include institutions that want to mobilise capital for the transition to a net-zero economy has raised concerns over its members' commitments to tackling climate change.