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BNP Paribas: 'Unique' index-linked social bond is scalable
04 January 2023BNP Paribas said its "unique" €50 million ($53 million) social bond with three social-focused structuring elements is scalable,...
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Environmental leaders recognised in New Year's Honours
03 January 2023The King's New Year's Honours List has recognised a number of environmental leaders for their work, including fund manager Beverley Gower-Jones and academic Sir Partha Sarathi Dasgupta.
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Crack down on ESG 'ratings shopping', says BIS
03 January 2023Regulators should consider introducing measures to limit sustainability ratings providers' ability to justify "lenient" assessments of companies and financial institutions,...
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EU says defence industry not excluded from sustainability taxonomy
03 January 2023The European Commission has advised companies that some activities in the defence industry can be identified as 'sustainable' under the EU's sustainability taxonomy.
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UK financial institutions 'prefer principles to prescriptive EU frameworks'
23 December 2022Financial institutions prefer a principles-based approach to green and transition finance to a prescriptive framework such as the EU taxonomy, according to a survey of market participants by the UK's Climate Financial Risk Forum (CFRF).
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People Moves 23rd Dec: BlueBay, ISSB, MJ Hudson and more...
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Climate change litigation: 11 key cases for insurers to watch
23 December 2022The Climate Financial Risk Forum (CFRF) has identified the key climate change legal cases that could impact insurers and recommended measures the sector should take to address this growing trend.
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Calls to include financial services in CSDDD
23 December 2022MEPs and NGOs urge the European legislators to include financial institutions and strengthen social requirements in its version of the Directive
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SEB: US, Asia to lead 2023 sustainable debt market rebound
23 December 2022The labelled sustainable debt market will bounce back in 2023, to potentially set a fresh annual issuance total, helped by a strong performance from the US sustainable bond market, SEB has forecast.
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Phenix Capital: 'Emerging markets still not a big presence in public equity impact funds'
23 December 2022Emerging markets account for less than 2% of total capital commitments from public equities-focused impact funds, an impact investment consultant has found.
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