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ANZ to invest $50m in asset manager Pollination
16 February 2022ANZ has invested $50 million for a minority stake in Pollination, which the banking group said would drive the transition to net zero and support biodiversity in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Sustainable Bonds Insight 2022 published
16 February 20222021 was the year the green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked (GSSS) bond market passed the $1 trillion issuance milestone.
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PFZW to divest up to €4.5bn of fossil fuel companies
16 February 2022Dutch pension giant PFZW has said it will divest up to €4.5 billion ($5.1 billion) of assets in fossil fuel companies who fail to plan to decarbonise.
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Environmental risk regulations tightened in Nepal
16 February 2022Environmental and social risks will have to be considered by banks and financial institutions under new requirements from the Nepalese central bank.
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Building emissions database launched
16 February 2022An emissions database for European buildings has been launched by the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF).
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Industry groups warn of 'damaging' ETS intervention from lawmakers
16 February 2022A group of 10 industry bodies has warned that the European Commission may be considering "damaging interventions" in the EU's carbon market, including introducing position limits or restricting trading by financial institutions.
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AXA IM launches social and sustainable bond fund
15 February 2022AXA Investment Managers (IM) has launched a €30 million ($34 million) social and sustainable bond fund, with a focus on job creation, affordable housing and healthcare.
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ICMA urges EU taxonomy flexibility to ensure usability - Updated
15 February 2022The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has urged the EU to make its taxonomy "flexible" in key areas, including 'do no significant harm' disclosure requirements and the 'grandfathering' of current green bonds.
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WEF: Private sector must push nature investment policy
15 February 2022Private financial actors must pressure governments to implement strategies to encourage more investment in nature, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has said.
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Cardano aims to combat 'tremendous' greenwashing risk
15 February 2022Cardano is developing a framework to describe how investors influence decarbonisation, to try to tackle the "tremendous" risk of 'greenwashing' presented by net-zero strategies,...
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