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MAS to pilot digital ESG data platforms
10 November 2021The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is set to pilot the development of digital platforms for sustainability-related data, in a move designed to address investors' concerns about the lack of comparability and accessibility of such information.
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PBOC launches green lending tool
09 November 2021The People's Bank of China (PBoC) has launched a green financing tool to help boost the country's slowing economy.
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'Much needed' EU, China common ground taxonomy published
05 November 2021The International Platform on Sustainable Finance (IPSF) has published its long-awaited initial scoping report detailing its "common ground" taxonomy (CGT) of green activities, described as a "much-needed" attempt to set global definitions.
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PRI: COP26 needs a signal from China
05 November 2021The "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.
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Amundi and IFC launch $2bn emerging market sustainable bond strategy
03 November 2021Amundi 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.
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Ground-breaking BlackRock public-private EM climate fund exceeds target
02 November 2021BlackRock has announced its flagship public-private financing Emerging Market (EM) climate infrastructure investment fund has raised more than $670 million...
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IGCC: Australian 2030 climate target is 'deep concern to investors'
26 October 2021Australia'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.
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BIS to launch Asian green bond fund for central banks in 2022
21 October 2021The 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.
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Three Japanese life insurers join UN's Net-Zero Asset Owners Alliance
19 October 2021Three of Japan's largest life insurers have joined the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owners Alliance
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Protect Papua New Guinea's Rainforest: COP26 REDD+ Carbon Credits Auction
The Coalition for Rainforest Nations and EY are proud to launch the first REDD+ rainforest carbon credit auction in compliance with the Paris Agreement to be held at the Glasgow Climate Summit (COP26) from November 1st -November 3rd, 2021.