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'Learning-by-doing ISSB reporting raises challenges for assurance'
23 February 2024Organisations preparing reports in line with international sustainability standards are faced with the prospect of 'learning by doing' - which will make the job of assurance providers more challenging, an expert has said.
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People Moves, 23 February: Sustainable Fitch, AIB, Climate X, IFRS Foundation ... and more
23 February 2024 -
Faber issues rallying cry as regulators diverge from ISSB, jeopardising its mission
23 February 2024The chair of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has issued a "call to action" for regulators to unite behind by the organisation's standards, warning that divergence from them threatens to undermine its mission.
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Switzerland encouraged to use debt-for-nature swaps
23 February 2024The Swiss government has been encouraged to help scale up private investment in biodiversity, either through providing first-loss capital or developing debt-for-nature swaps.
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Bank of America CEO pleas for regulatory consistency on ISSB adoption
22 February 2024Bank of America's CEO urged regulators not to diverge from the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards, as the banking head warned that doing so would deepen confusion of an 'alphabet soup' of sustainability reporting.
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BlackRock and Temasek's JV leads $150m funding round for thermal battery business
22 February 2024BlackRock and Temasek joint-venture, Decarbonization Partners, has led a $150 million Series B funding round for Antora Energy.
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Loan round-up: HB Reavis, Greening, TagEnergy ... and more
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AFII: PPC target 'turnaround' shows 'strength of SLBs'
22 February 2024Greece's Public Power Corporation (PPC) is on "back on track" to meet its next sustainability-linked bond (SLB) target, despite missing an earlier one - which the Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute (AFII) said shows the positive incentive that the performance-based instrument provides issuers.
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NZDPU mulls how to iron out data difficulties as it looks to support transition planning
22 February 2024The creators of a free climate data portal are working on addressing challenges surrounding reporting of carbon credits and restatements of climate targets, as they aim to turn it into an essential resource for transition planning.
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Nest selects LOIM to build £5bn 'thematic equity' fund
21 February 2024Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM) has been appointed to manage a "thematic equity mandate" that will be a default investment of rapidly growing UK pension fund Nest.