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Just Energy Transition Partnerships 'ready for investment'
24 May 2023From Genevieve Redgrave at the Net Zero Delivery Summit
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'Just transition' guidance issued to harness trillions in investment
24 May 2023Guidance for fund managers on how to invest in a 'just transition' to net zero has been published, with the aim of harnessing trillions of dollars to support social objectives linked to the transition.
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SBTN launches corporate science-based targets for freshwater and land
24 May 2023Corporates can begin to prepare science-based targets for nature for the first time as the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) has launched criteria for setting freshwater and land objectives.
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Ground-breaking PRI sovereign investor engagement initiative expands
24 May 2023More investors have been asked to join a ground-breaking collaborative fixed income investor engagement initiative for sovereign issuers coordinated by the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).
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Scope 3 resolution fails to make progress at Shell's AGM
23 May 2023Oil giant Shell suffered another investor revolt over its climate plans at its AGM, but the rebellion failed to grow in size compared with the previous year.
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Engage countries on economic freedoms to bring ESG benefits, says MSIM
23 May 2023Investors are "less credible" when engaging with policymakers on ESG, and should focus instead on improving economic freedom, Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) told Environmental Finance.
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ELFA, ICMA publish high-yield SLB guidance to 'enhance effectiveness'
23 May 2023Recommendations have been published to "enhance the impact and effectiveness" of the high-yield sustainability-linked bond (SLB) market, after areas of "unique" inconsistency and inadequacy were identified.
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TNFD explores creating nature database
23 May 2023The Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) is exploring how to set up a database of nature-related information, similar to one being planned for climate.
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TNFD names date for launch of final recommendations
22 May 2023The co-chair of the Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has revealed the date it will launch its final recommendations.
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'Huge opportunities' for gender-focused corporate sustainable bond growth
22 May 2023Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) said there are "huge opportunities" for growth in gender-focused sustainable bond issuance, especially for corporate bonds, as markets increasingly look for instruments tied to "tangible and positive impacts".
- Iceberg launches sovereign climate and biodiversity dataset
- COP29: 'Historic step' for carbon markets, as Article 6 crosses finish line
- SLBs linked to donations or carbon credit investments are 'promising'
- EU proposal to bring sustainable finance rules into single regulation risks 'chaos'
- IDB Invest and IFC back BBVA Colombia for $100m sustainable bond issuance
- COP29: Financing Net Zero
- The 'finance COP' short-changed the Global South, say investors
- SEC likely to withdraw climate rules, former Commissioner predicts
- UK pledges £239m to tackle deforestation
- EU sustainability 'omnibus' regulations 'like a bad omelette'