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FCA confirms start date for anti-greenwashing rule
23 April 2024Financial services companies in the UK will be bound by anti-greenwashing rules from June, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) confirmed as it issued further guidance.
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Europe needs more green securitisations, says head of French central bank
23 April 2024'Green securitisations' could be key to unlocking "several hundred billion euros a year" for the energy transition - helped by a common European issuance platform of such instruments, the head of the French central bank has said.
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BoE suggests ways financial institutions can build on climate scenarios
22 April 2024Financial institutions can improve the relevance of results from climate scenario modelling by 'extending' them to incorporate data from sources such as building Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) ratings, according to research published by the Bank of England.
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US launches task force that will study CBAM-style rules
19 April 2024The US government has established a White House Climate and Trade Task Force to study ways it can tackle "carbon leakage, carbon dumping, and embodied carbon in general" and draw lessons from the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).
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US lawmakers approve bill seeking to block SEC climate rule
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Most businesses will not comply with CSDDD even by 2030, survey predicts
19 April 2024EU and UK business leaders say they expect at least half of their supply chains will not be compliant with the proposed EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) in the next two years, and most businesses will not fully comply by 2030.
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IOSCO to study risks from new green financial products
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EFRAG calls for help in devising ESRS guidance on transition plans
19 April 2024 -
Global guidance on transition plans would be welcome, NGFS says
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Gabon's debt-for-nature swap 'still works' despite coup, LGIM says
18 April 2024A 'debt-for-nature swap' designed to provide $160 million of funding for ocean conservation projects in Gabon "still works" despite a coup led by the country's army, a prominent investor in the deal told an Environmental Finance event.