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  • Company leadership interest in nature 'is limited', says UBP

    08 November 2024

    Interest in nature outside of corporate sustainability teams is "limited", UBP has said, as it calls on business leaders to "buy-in".

  • Creation of EU sustainability labels will tackle SFDR greenwashing, prospective commissioner says

    07 November 2024

    "Greenwashing" facilitated by misuse of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) could be tackled with the creation of sustainability labels, the prospective European Commissioner for financial services has suggested.

  • Transition funds need 'finer viewpoint' on natural gases, says Actis

    07 November 2024

    Transition funds need to solidify a 'clear view on the natural gases' if they are to continue attracting institutional investor commitments, sustainable infrastructure investor Actis has claimed.

  • Trump victory 'will cast a shadow over' COP29

    07 November 2024

    Donald Trump's victory in this week's US federal election, and his earlier pledge to remove the country from the Paris Agreement for a second time, "will cast a shadow over" the COP29 UN climate negotiations beginning next week.

  • Slovenia 'contemplating' first sovereign SLB in Europe

    07 November 2024

    Slovenia is considering issuing a sustainability-linked bond (SLB) which could become the first sovereign issuance of the performance instrument in Europe.

  • Eiopa recommends additional capital requirements for insurers' fossil fuel assets

    07 November 2024

    The European Insurance and Occupational Pension Authority (Eiopa) has recommended higher capital requirements for European insurers holding fossil fuel assets.

  • Some NGFS members arent able to 'go very far' says Ma Jun

    07 November 2024

    The Network for Greening the Financial System's (NGFS) ambition has been held back by some of its central bank members' national mandates, Chinese environmentalist Ma Jun has said.

  • Thailand plans landmark debut sovereign sustainability-linked bond

    06 November 2024

    Thailand is planning to raise up to THB30 billion ($890 million) from its inaugural sustainability-linked bond, making it just the third sovereign issuer of the performance-based instrument and the first in Asia.

  • UK begins consultation on rebuilding VCM confidence

    06 November 2024

    The UK government has commenced consultation to re-build confidence in voluntary carbon markets.

  • 'Boiling down' natural capital definition will help drive pension flows, says Redington

    06 November 2024

    Simplifying the nuances of natural capital into broad, understandable themes will help pension funds to begin understanding and allocating towards the theme, a consultancy has claimed.