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• Technology-based solutions 'could bring credibility to the carbon market'

  07 November 2023

  Technology-based solutions could help bring more credibility to the voluntary carbon market, and play a pivotal role in the Article 6 mechanism expected to be thrashed out at COP28, a project developer has said.

• Sustainability-linked bond coupon steps jump higher in 2023

  07 November 2023

  The most common maximum coupon step-ups associated with sustainability-linked bonds (SLB) have risen sharply in 2023 amid rising interest rates and greater market scrutiny of the materiality of the performance-based instrument.

• Dairy and meat emissions rising, says FAIRR

  07 November 2023

  Emissions from dairy and meat 'giants' have risen over the past year, with inaction on deforestation also persisting, research by investor initiative FAIRR has shown.

• Blueprint for 'loss and damage' fund drawn up ahead of COP28

  06 November 2023

  A preliminary design for the controversial 'loss and damage' fund has been sent to COP28 negotiators - but the proposal lacks the support of the US, casting doubt over whether it will be agreed at the summit next month.

• KKR announces $2.8bn close of second impact fund

  06 November 2023

  American private equity firm KKR has announced the close of its $2.8 billion Global Impact Fund II (GIF II).

• LGIM launches 'unique' ESG emerging market sovereign bond index fund

  06 November 2023

  Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM) has launched a "unique" sustainability-focused emerging market (EM) sovereign bond index fund in its Future World series, which it said aims to "eliminate" the "ingrained income bias" that impacts sovereign ESG scores.

• Hong Kong Exchange delays implementation of ISSB-style rules

  06 November 2023

  Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX) has delayed by one year, to January 2025, the implementation of climate-related disclosure rules based on International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards.

• IAIS issues 'call to action' to close natural catastrophe protection gap

  06 November 2023

  The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) urged supervisors to help the industry close the growing natural catastrophe (NatCat) protection gap, arguing this task is "central" to the work of insurance supervisors.

• Australia looking to expand climate disclosures into nature

  03 November 2023

  Australia is looking to build flexibility into its climate disclosure regulations, with a view to expanding disclosures into nature-related issues in the future.

• Scrap Article 8, 9 and create 'transition' & 'impact' labels, Dutch regulator tells EU

  03 November 2023

  The EU should scrap the widely "misused" sustainability categories at the heart of its flagship sustainable investment regulation, the Dutch financial markets regulator has recommended.