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Mirova targeting €350m for sustainable land management strategy
05 December 2023Mirova has launched a second iteration of its sustainable land management fund, targeting a raise of €350 million ($379 million).
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SocGen raises €10m from first 'blockchain' green bond
05 December 2023Société Générale has raised €10 million ($11 million) from its first digital green bond using blockchain, which the French bank said was a "first step" towards using blockchain as a sustainability impact data and certification tool for green bond issuers and investors.
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NZAOA sets transition planning principles, policy engagement guidance
05 December 2023A $9.5 trillion group of asset owners has set out guidelines on designing 'credible' transition plans and on aligning lobbying and advocacy with decarbonisation goals, areas it said were "crucial, but often challenging, elements for working on net-zero commitments".
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COP28: We need carbon markets, say Carney, Kerry and Banga
04 December 2023Mark Carney and other influential figures said carbon credits are essential to combat climate change - but they discussed the need to bring integrity to the much-criticised market.
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TNFD updates nature scenario guidance to tackle user challenges
04 December 2023The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has opened a consultation on the 'advanced' version of its nature scenarios guidance.
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'Greenhushing' punishable by regulators, IOSCO greenwashing paper says
04 December 2023Financial institutions under-reporting their sustainability credentials to evade investor scrutiny or regulatory requirements may be punished under existing regulations, according to a report by the board of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO).
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NZBA grows to 136 banks as 'milestone' targets date looms
04 December 2023The Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) has seen its membership triple to 136 since it launched in 2021, with 90% of those required to set their initial targets already having done so ahead of a key targets deadline next year.
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COP28: Leaders agree to triple renewable energy, calling for greater investment
04 December 2023Greater investment in renewable energy is needed to support a newly agreed deal to triple renewables capacity and double energy efficiency by 2030 to align with the Paris Agreement goals, heads of state in attendance at COP28 have urged.
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COP28: Only one in 10 countries has fossil fuel phase out targets, researchers find
04 December 2023National fossil fuel phase out targets are few and far between, researchers have found, amidst ongoing wrangling at COP28 about the necessity of a commitment by countries to phase out fossil fuels.
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COP28: EU-led emerging market green bond initiative signs AfDB partnership
04 December 2023The EU-led Global Green Bond Initiative (GGBI) has signed a partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB) as part of its plan to expand its emerging and developing market green bond technical assistance programme.
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- EU proposal to bring sustainable finance rules into single regulation risks 'chaos'
- Bahamas signs 'ground-breaking' $300m debt-for-nature loan deal
- Indonesia brings forward coal phase out
- UK pledges £239m to tackle deforestation
- COP29 could be remembered as the 'blended finance COP', AllianceBernstein says
- COP29: Financing Net Zero
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- Debt-for-nature deals are 'growing very rapidly and are very scalable'