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'Greenflation' likely in near-term, says Pictet-IIF research
14 May 2024"Considerable economic disruption" from policies to support the transition to net zero is likely, feeding inflation in the near term and raising the risk of stranded assets and asset bubbles, according to research by Pictet Asset Management and the Institute of International Finance (IIF).
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Annual sustainable sukuk issuance to double 'soon' after guidance
14 May 2024Annual issuance of sustainable sukuk could more than double to reach $30 billion "soon" amid rising interest for the Islamic sustainable finance instrument and the publication of key market guidance, market experts have argued.
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Market still seeking the language of nature investments, say Nuveen
13 May 2024Further work needs to be done to better articulate why investors should invest in nature, an Environmental Finance conference has heard, with financial institutions calling for more consistent language and data.
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Trump victory would be 'disastrous' for sustainability
13 May 2024Investors would need to step up in advocating for sustainability in the advent of a Trump victory in the US presidential elections, an Environmental Finance conference heard.
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Set national transition plans - but not transition finance definition, industry groups say
13 May 2024A detailed definition of 'transition finance' would be unhelpful and policymakers should instead focus on providing more policy support and public finance for emissions intensive industries to decarbonise, investor groups told a UK government-mandated taskforce.
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Circular businesses can outperform companies with 'improved' ESG practices
13 May 2024The exit environment for impact investments has become increasingly attractive in recent months, according to Circularity Capital's Jamie Butterworth, although 'improving bad ESG practices' will not always bump up returns.
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SBTi gives carbon credits update in corporate net zero standard revision
13 May 2024The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has explained how it intends to incorporate views on environmental attribute certificates (EACs), including carbon credits, into a major revision of its Corporate Net-Zero Standard.
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SLB popularity growing among Nordic real estate, muni issuers
13 May 2024Sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) are increasingly becoming popular among real estate and municipal issuers in Nordic countries, according to Danske Bank - as the performance-based instrument continues to appeal to issuers in the region.
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Japan to study 'financed emissions' in second climate scenario analysis of banks
10 May 2024The Bank of Japan (BoJ) and Financial Services Agency (FSA) are preparing to run a second climate scenario analysis of three major Japanese banks, which could include analysis of the banks' 'financed emissions'.
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European Commission urged to 'scale up' biodiversity credit market
10 May 2024An EU sustainable finance expert group has urged the European Commission to help scale up the biodiversity credit market but warned that it will still "come with limitations".
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