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  • Further clarity on Article 6 methodology on its way, says IETA initiative

    13 September 2023

    Further clarity is expected soon on which methodologies will be used to define eligibility for the UN's carbon credit market, as well as how existing voluntary guidance could be 'absorbed' by the new market, the Climate Action Data Trust (CAD Trust) has said.

  • Environmental Finance Sustainable Company Awards winners revealed

    13 September 2023

    The winners of the annual Environmental Finance Sustainable Company Awards have been announced, recognising some of the companies taking the lead in transforming their business practices for a sustainable future.

  • Lombard Odier's Plastic Circularity fund draws pension fund and insurance investors

    13 September 2023

    Lombard Odier Investment Managers has held a first close of its Plastic Circularity Fund, raising an undisclosed amount.

  • 18% of sustainability-linked bonds 'pose greenwashing risk'

    12 September 2023

    Almost one-in-five sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) in the market pose "too great a greenwashing risk" for MainStreet Partners, compared with less than one-in-ten for specific use-of-proceeds bonds.

  • MSCI launches sustainability 'institute'

    12 September 2023
  • Banque de France projects 40% hit to shares in burst of 'green bubble'

    12 September 2023

    A theoretical 'green bubble' in stock markets could see the value of shares in companies developing 'clean technologies' such as electric vehicles and renewables tank by as much as about 40% and lead to widespread bankruptcies, the Banque de France has projected.

  • 'Significant shortfall' in CSRD-type disclosures points to trouble ahead, analysis says

    12 September 2023
  • 'Ground-breaking' California climate disclosure bill passed by lawmakers

    12 September 2023

    A landmark corporate climate disclosure bill in California has been passed by the State Assembly, in a key step towards it potentially coming into law.

  • Investors failing to act on just transition, Fidelity International says

    12 September 2023

    Investors are failing to act on calls to facilitate a 'just transition' to net zero, despite many believing it will have positive impacts on returns in the long run, according to a survey by Fidelity International.

  • JO Hambro launches greenhouse gas emissions forecasting tool

    12 September 2023

    JO Hambro Capital Management has launched a proprietary greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions forecasting tool to help it assess the credibility of companies' net zero commitments.