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Global biodiversity credit market unlikely to look like UK's BNG market, says consultancy
10 September 2024A global biodiversity credit market will come to fruition, but is unlikely to emulate the market being created under UK's pioneering Biodiversity Net Gain legislation, a consultancy has predicted.
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Winners of the Sustainable Company Awards 2024 revealed
10 September 2024The winners of the 2024 Environmental Finance Sustainable Company Awards have been unveiled, recognising best practice and innovation in corporate sustainability.
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'Robust escalation strategies' needed on biodiversity, says ShareAction
10 September 2024Investors have been urged to tackle biodiversity risk in their portfolio in a ShareAction report, which calls for 'robust" escalation strategies, including divestment.
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Simplify 'major source of regulatory burden' of sustainability reporting, urges Draghi report
09 September 2024The EU should simplify its sustainability reporting and due diligence framework as part of efforts to rescue the bloc from economic underperformance and promote its competitiveness internationally, according to a report by Mario Draghi.
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UK firms facing 'cliff-edge' risks of fund name rule breach given reprieve by regulator
09 September 2024Fund managers struggling to meet a looming deadline to comply with UK sustainability name rules have been given an extension by their regulator.
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SEB: 'Higher expectations' developing for SLBs
09 September 2024"Higher expectations" are developing around European sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), in particular around Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets, according to SEB.
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Natural gas is flashpoint in Australian taxonomy consultation
09 September 2024Disagreements over whether gas should be included in Australia's taxonomy of sustainable finance activities have been exposed by responses to a consultation.
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Reform of international financial architecture gaining momentum before COP29, Aviva says
09 September 2024Calls to reform the international financial architecture to better support the achievement of the Paris Agreement goals are growing louder, as countries prepare for COP29 and their next round of climate targets, according to Aviva Investors.
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EXCLUSIVE: M&G to rebrand climate solutions fund as biodiversity
06 September 2024M&G Investments is rebranding its climate solutions fund as a nature and biodiversity fund, as it looks to capitalise on growing interest in the theme, Environmental Finance has learned.
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Pearson issues second £350m 'education' social bond
06 September 2024Publishing and services firm Pearson has raised £350 million ($460 million) from its second education-focused social bond, helping alleviate a lack of sterling-denominated sustainable bond supply.
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