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PRI: COP26 needs a signal from China

The "most important thing" for COP26 to achieve is a signal from China of improved decarbonisation ambition, a Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI) executive has said.

Amundi and IFC launch $2bn emerging market sustainable bond strategy

Amundi and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) will launch a fund to invest in Emerging Market sustainable bonds in 2022 which intends to mobilise up to $2 billion in private investment.

Ground-breaking BlackRock public-private EM climate fund exceeds target

BlackRock has announced its flagship public-private financing Emerging Market (EM) climate infrastructure investment fund has raised more than $670 million...

IGCC: Australian 2030 climate target is 'deep concern to investors'

Australia's failure to commit to an ambitious target for decarbonising by 2030 risks blocking billions of dollars of investment, the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) has said.

BIS to launch Asian green bond fund for central banks in 2022

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) will launch an Asian green bond fund for central banks in early 2022, just a year after it launched its second green bond fund.

Three Japanese life insurers join UN's Net-Zero Asset Owners Alliance

Three of Japan's largest life insurers have joined the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owners Alliance

HKMA: Adopting the Common Ground Taxonomy could prove 'tricky'

Hong Kong plans to adopt the international Common Ground Taxonomy being drawn up by the International Platform on Sustainable Finance (IPSF)...

Mizuho creates head of sustainable finance role

Chung joins board of TransitionZero

Kunming Declaration agreed at biodiversity COP

The 'Kunming Declaration' on biodiversity has been agreed by more than 100 countries...