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ISSB 'to extend business-as-usual,' says Mirova's Zaouati
22 July 2022Mirova chief executive Philippe Zaouati described the approach of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) towards 'double materiality'...
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ISSB urged to require Paris-alignment in early feedback
22 July 2022Market participants have urged the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) to consider requiring Paris Agreement-aligned scenarios in preliminary feedback to their draft standards...
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Insight has classification system for SLBs
22 July 2022Insight Investment classifies sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) as either dark green, light green or red, using its own criteria.
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People moves including Macquarie, ISS ESG, EFRAG, Natixis & more...
22 July 2022 -
ICE acquires Urgentem
21 July 2022Intercontinental Exchange has acquired emissions and climate transition data provider, Urgentem.
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Citi: Food system 'not fit for purpose'
21 July 2022The global food system is "not fit for purpose" due to its impact on the health of planet and people, analysts at US investment bank Citi have said.
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SLBs risk becoming 'greenwashing' product for sovereigns
21 July 2022A senior European sovereign debt official cautioned that any funds raised through sovereign sustainability-linked bonds (SLB) should be linked to "commensurate" sustainability spending and action - or risk becoming 'greenwashing' products.
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UBS: We need biodiversity stress tests
21 July 2022Finance needs to adopt a stress-testing approach for biodiversity loss, and should "expect" to see them introduced following climate stress tests, Swiss investment bank UBS said.
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Loan round-up: Prysmian, RedTree Capital, D'Amico, CRE Logistics REIT ... and more
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Lack of agriculture in EU climate taxonomy 'concerning'
20 July 2022The absence of agriculture from the EU's climate taxonomy for sustainable activities is "concerning", according to a representative of a sustainable food fund.
- Iceberg launches sovereign climate and biodiversity dataset
- Texas sues BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard over ESG strategy on coal
- COP29: 'Historic step' for carbon markets, as Article 6 crosses finish line
- IDB Invest and IFC back BBVA Colombia for $100m sustainable bond issuance
- SLBs linked to donations or carbon credit investments are 'promising'
- SEC likely to withdraw climate rules, former Commissioner predicts
- After COP29, can voluntary carbon markets scale again?
- The 'finance COP' short-changed the Global South, say investors
- Barclays begins stress-testing for nature
- Debt-for-nature deals are 'growing very rapidly and are very scalable'