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Eurosif: EU sustainability directive risks investor 'greenwashing'
24 February 2022The European Commission's proposed sustainability and human rights directive could increase the risk of 'greenwashing' in investors' portfolios because of vague rules on corporate transition plans, Eurosif has warned.
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Brown Advisory launches sovereign ESG bond framework
24 February 2022Investment manager Brown Advisory has launched a "one size does not fit all" framework for analysing sovereign bonds against ESG criteria.
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Bond round-up: Verizon, Deutsche Bank, Amgen, Hungary, iA Financial ... and more
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£300bn of UK pensions assets linked to deforestation
23 February 2022£306 billion ($416 billion) of UK pensions is invested in companies linked to deforestation, according to analysis by non-profits.
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EQT buys EV charging firm from Zouk
22 February 2022EQT has bought UK electric vehicle (EV) charging company Instavolt from fellow private equity investor Zouk Capital, for an undisclosed sum.
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Irish sovereign wealth fund invests in Solas energy efficiency fund
22 February 2022Ireland's sovereign wealth fund was a cornerstone investor in a €140 million ($160 million) funding round for a Solas Capital energy efficiency fund.
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US banks tell Basel they 'strongly oppose' climate stress test
21 February 2022A group of financial institutions chaired by Goldman Sachs has spoken out against any climate stress testing that could lead to regulatory changes in a letter to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.
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Bill may force CalPERS, CalSTRS to divest fossil fuels
21 February 2022Two of the largest pension funds in the world could be forced to divest billions of dollars of oil and gas holdings by July 2027, under proposed legislation.
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Nordea reveals 'most influential' biodiversity developments
18 February 2022The most significant advances in biodiversity in the coming year for financial institutions will be standardised frameworks, executives from the market insight arm of bank Nordea have said.
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Finance for Biodiversity urges policy changes before COP15
17 February 2022The Finance for Biodiversity Foundation has suggested changes to the draft global biodiversity framework before the UN Biodiversity Conference of the Parties (COP15).
- SEC disbands ESG enforcement division
- Decarbonisation investment faces three key challenges, says Ninety One's Cooper
- G20 agrees to bioeconomy principles
- 'Unlikely' potential Transition Loan Principles will launch in 2024
- Electricity versus gas - the devil is in the detail
- Wellington: Time to stop 'annoying' rise of three-year lookback sustainable bonds
- Transition plan rules 'should require disclosure of' expected climate impact
- Bloomberg launches transition plan credibility assessments
- UK Impact market grows to £77bn, with SDR impact label a potential positive
- Sustainable Debt Round-up: IADB, Raizen Energia, Switch ... and more
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Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 conference round-up
20 September 2024Another hugely successful Environmental Finance event in New York highlights the progress that continuous innovation and improvement is providing sustainable debt markets - with plenty more to come. Ahren Lester reports
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Investors must move beyond 'lip service' on biodiversity, says Nuveen
20 September 2024Investors must move beyond "lip service" and actually be willing to look at nature and biodiversity investment opportunities, Nuveen has told an Environmental Finance conference.
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Dow Chemical could issue second green bond in the future
20 September 2024Dow Chemical has not ruled out issuing a second green bond in the future, although any decision will not be made until after the US election in November.
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Brazilian development bank to fund next wave of renewable technology
19 September 2024The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) wants to fund the next wave of renewable technology in the country, but there is a need for more blended finance, according to Luciana Costa, infrastructure, energy transition and climate change managing director at BNDES.
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Sovereign SLBs challenging due to the nature of the issuer
19 September 2024Sovereigns across the world have embraced the sustainability-linked bond (SLB) instruments, with issuance increasingly being considered, but the nature of sovereigns creates some challenges for investors, the audience at Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 heard.