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Long-short impact strategy targets 'net-negative' financed emissions
17 December 2021A strategy has been launched that targets investment in companies with a net positive impact on efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,...
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DNB publishes guide on financial institutions and biodiversity
17 December 2021The Dutch central bank has published a guide to help financial institutions improve management of their exposure to biodiversity-related risks.
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Ex-Danone CEO Faber appointed chair of ISSB
16 December 2021Emmanuel Faber has been appointed chair of the recently formed International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB).
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M&G Catalyst, TPG Rise invest in recycling company
15 December 2021Impact funds M&G Catalyst and TPG Rise have invested as part of a $170 million funding round by a company that recycles household waste to produce 'thermoplastic'
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The rise of hybrid sustainable debt frameworks
15 December 2021Frameworks that enable debt issuers to finance either specific projects or general purposes are increasingly common, Michael Hurley writes
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WBA reveals how it will assess financial system on SDGs
15 December 2021The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has published the methodology for assessing the financial system's contribution to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
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UBP launches biodiversity listed equities fund
14 December 2021UBP has launched a listed equities fund targeting positive, measurable contribution to biodiversity, making it one of the first such funds targeting the theme and enabling the Swiss private bank to tap into a theme its manager predicts could support a strategy of up to $2 billion in size.
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Schroders launches food, water and climate funds
14 December 2021Schroders has launched two listed equities funds, focusing on climate change and food & water, respectively.
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G7 taskforce recommends ISSB-led move to 'mandatory' impact accounting
13 December 2021Global standards for sustainability reporting should be extended to enable governments to require mandatory company accounting of their positive and negative social and environmental impact on all stakeholders, G7 countries have been told.
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Transition, social taxonomy reports delayed to 2022
13 December 2021The publication of reports exploring how the EU could extend its sustainability taxonomy to cover 'transition' activities, and a separate document studying a potential taxonomy of social activities, has been postponed until 2022.