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RBA: Increasing chances of divestment as regulators discuss Australian transition taxonomy
14 October 2021The chances of global investors divesting from companies based in Australia with high greenhouse gas emissions are increasing, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has said, as regulators discuss the prospect of an Australia-focused 'transition taxonomy'.
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Kunming Declaration agreed at biodiversity COP
13 October 2021The 'Kunming Declaration' on biodiversity has been agreed by more than 100 countries...
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Hong Kong's net zero plan will 'accelerate' green bond market
12 October 2021Hong Kong is looking to attract private investment, as it invests HK$240 billion ($31 billion)
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Willis Towers Watson hopes $1bn will track new climate transition index
11 October 2021Willis Towers Watson and Qontigo have launched an index that quantifies the impact of transitioning to a low-carbon economy
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GFANZ calls on G20 to restructure financial system
11 October 2021The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) has called on the G20 to green the global financial system
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NGFS: How central banks can confront biodiversity risk
08 October 2021Central banks and financial supervisors have been told they can improve their assessment of the relationship between financial stability and biodiversity, including by developing their own "ad hoc methodological approaches that better capture the risk of biodiversity impacts".
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ESG 'ratings' term does a disservice to the industry, says FactSet
07 October 2021The terminology used to describe ESG ratings could harm the industry producing them...
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SEC's Lee has 'great concern' about ESG disclosures of private companies
06 October 2021A prominent US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner has voiced concern about private companies potentially facing less scrutiny on ESG disclosures than public companies.
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Green Finance Institute framework targets improved UK real estate sustainability data
05 October 2021The UK's Green Finance Institute has launched a framework that aims to encourage investment in low-carbon retrofitting of energy-intensive real estate...
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Canada to expand climate disclosure requirements
04 October 2021The climate-related risk disclosure requirements of financial institutions in Canada will expand, the country's financial regulator has said.
- SEC disbands ESG enforcement division
- Decarbonisation investment faces three key challenges, says Ninety One's Cooper
- 'Unlikely' potential Transition Loan Principles will launch in 2024
- Electricity versus gas - the devil is in the detail
- G20 agrees to bioeconomy principles
- UK Impact market grows to £77bn, with SDR impact label a potential positive
- EU's von der Leyen calls for a price on nature
- SFDR and SDR both miss key sustainability distinctions, CFA says
- Franco-German transition plans work can inform credibility assessments, France's IFD says
- Net outflows accelerate for Article 9 funds
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Bloomberg launches transition plan credibility assessments
19 September 2024Bloomberg has launched a product it says can help investors judge the credibility of companies' transition plans and targets, with data covering an initial 24,000 companies.
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The 2024 AGM season showed us the power of a vote
18 September 2024Dual-class share structures skew voting outcomes and insulate company management from the views of independent shareholders and the discipline of the market, writes Caroline Escott
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Sustainable passive overtakes active for first time, FTSE Russell asset owner survey finds
18 September 2024Passive investments are becoming the most popular way for asset owners to implement sustainability strategies, a survey by FTSE Russell has found.
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'We're seeing more brown discounting than green premiums' in Asia, says Actis
18 September 2024'Green premiums' that boost the valuations of energy transition-focused investments are not as visible in the emerging markets, one sustainable infrastructure investor has claimed.
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Sustainable Debt Round-up: IADB, Raizen Energia, Switch ... and more
18 September 2024