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Saint-Gobain: EU Taxonomy 'opened green bonds for us'
28 March 2024French construction materials firm Saint-Gobain switched from sustainability-linked bonds to green bonds for its latest sustainable bond deal, after EU Taxonomy-aligned disclosures helped it identify eligible activities.
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Vanguard's Australian arm made 'misleading' ESG claims regarding bond fund, court rules
28 March 2024Vanguard's Australian arm broke the law by "making misleading claims about certain ESG exclusionary screens" applied to investments in a bond index fund, the Australian Federal Court has ruled in a landmark case.
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ASEAN Taxonomy extended to transport, construction and real estate
27 March 2024An update to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance has seen the ground-breaking 'green' list extended to cover the transport and construction and real estate sectors.
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Oil and gas giants' climate opacity keeps investors in the dark, CA100+ assessments show
27 March 2024The poor quality of climate disclosures by the 10 largest oil and gas companies globally is keeping investors in the dark and hindering their engagement efforts, analysis for the Climate Action 100+ initiative suggests.
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Royal London AM invests £260m in UK regenerative agriculture farmland
27 March 2024Royal London Asset Management has acquired 21,000 acres of farmland in a £260 million joint venture with the South Yorkshire Pensions Authority (SYPA), which will be used for regenerative agriculture projects and nature-based solutions.
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Government intervention could drive circular economy investing, Schroders says
27 March 2024Government intervention could be crucial for creating more investable circular economy-focused opportunities, Schroders has claimed.
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Bond round-up: NBN, Auckland, CEB ... and more
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NZBA hits back at 'premature' criticism
27 March 2024It is "premature" to criticise members of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) for not overhauling their practices to tackle climate change because the initiative is still young, it has argued.
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ESMA launches EU green bond external reviewer consultation
27 March 2024The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) launched a consultation on the draft technical standards it plans to use for the registration and supervision of external reviewers of bonds issued in line with the EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS).
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France and Brazil launch €1bn Amazon investment plan
27 March 2024The French and Brazilian presidencies have announced a roadmap to raise €1 billion ($1.1 billion) of public and private finance for the protection of the Amazon over the next four years.