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Developing markets need voluntary carbon market expansion, says Schroders
01 November 2022The development of the global voluntary carbon market will be vital in supporting emerging market decarbonisation-...
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Bloomberg tightens grip on GSS bond indexing with new launches
31 October 2022Financial services giant Bloomberg has launched a series of green, social and sustainability bond indexes, in a move that could see it tighten its grip on indexing in the rapidly growing market by using its own data and analysts to determine eligibility.
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UOB to join Net Zero Banking Alliance
31 October 2022United Overseas Bank (UOB) has applied to join the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) - at a time when several large US banks are reportedly considering walking out on the initiative.
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UOB sets 2050 net zero target, rules out new oil and gas financing
31 October 2022United Overseas Bank (UOB) has announced a 2050 net zero target across its lending portfolio, and has also become the first bank in Asia to rule out new financing for upstream oil and gas projects.
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GFANZ drops requirement to align with UN Race to Zero campaign
28 October 2022The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) has scrapped its requirement for members to align with a campaign requiring a fossil fuel phase-out.
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ICMA principles could be adapted for 'sustainable repos'
28 October 2022The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) said that its existing sustainable bond principles and guidance could be "adapted for use in sustainable repos" in the future.
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People Moves 28 October: Japan FSA, NGFS, Alpha Real Capital ... and more
28 October 2022 -
Include stress tests, transition plans in capital rules, says central banker
28 October 2022The governor of the Banque de France has recommended including climate-related stress tests and transition plans in the Basel framework for banking supervision.
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Loan round-up: Trafigura, Greif, GlobalConnect, Fibra Uno, TenneT ... and more
27 October 2022 -
Financial institutions demand mandatory biodiversity disclosures at COP15
27 October 2022An alliance of financial institutions and businesses with over $1.5 trillion in revenue has asked governments to make biodiversity disclosures mandatory by 2030 at the COP15 conference.
- 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'
- IDB Invest and IFC back BBVA Colombia for $100m sustainable bond issuance
- SEC likely to withdraw climate rules, former Commissioner predicts
- After COP29, can voluntary carbon markets scale again?
- EU proposal to bring sustainable finance rules into single regulation risks 'chaos'
- Debt-for-nature deals are 'growing very rapidly and are very scalable'
- The 'finance COP' short-changed the Global South, say investors
- EU sustainability 'omnibus' regulations 'like a bad omelette'