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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.
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Environmental Finance reveals annual Market Rankings winners
13 December 2021Environmental Finance is proud to announce the winners of its 22nd Annual Market Rankings.
- Meta, Climate Asset Management secure million-tonne forest carbon deal
- Danish regulator admonishes asset managers for SFDR failings
- Mobilising private finance to address the biodiversity crisis
- Nature not a priority for AGM season, says Morningstar Sustainalytics
- Sustainable Bonds Insight 2025
- Sumitomo launches nature-based carbon investment platform
- 'World first' parametric wildfire insurance deal inked
- Innovative parametric insurance product helps protect against flooding in Togo
- 'Innovative' Cambodian green project bond issued
- ISS ESG launches sustainability bond rating
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Sustainable Debt EMEA 2025 conference round-up
03 April 2025As the curtain falls on the 13th annual Environmental Finance Sustainable Debt EMEA event, Ahren Lester looks back on another successful event where market participants again revealed the ambition of the market and the innovative actions being taken to deliver on its promise
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Sovereign debt engagement 'not comparable' with corporates, says Aegon AM
03 April 2025Engagement with sovereign sustainable debt issuers is still "not comparable" with corporate issuers, Aegon Asset Management told attendees at an Environmental Finance conference, highlighting particular difficulties over reputational risk.
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EDF 'open' to exploring debt for nature swaps
03 April 2025French energy giant EDF is 'open' to exploring a debt for nature swap transaction if the concept becomes available for corporate issuers, an Environmental Finance conference has heard.
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Two-year delay to CSRD reporting approved, in 'step toward full exemption'
03 April 2025EU lawmakers have approved a two-year delay to corporate sustainability reporting for companies that were set to comply from next year, in a vote one observer said was the first step...
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EU Green Bond Standard set to fuel debate on overhauling DNSH, says Mirova
03 April 2025The first deals aligned with the EU Green Bond Standard (GBS) suggest the regulation will fuel the debate on overhauling the EU's criteria to ensure investments 'do no significant harm' (DNSH) to sustainability objectives, Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt EMEA conference heard.