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Free webinar: Environmental Finance review of Q1 sustainable bond market

Environmental Finance will host a free webinar this week to review the 2022 first quarter sustainable bond issuance trends, including an in-depth look at the metrics used for sustainability-linked debt and the impact of the Ukraine crisis on issuance.

Real estate investors call on regulators for dedicated ESG metrics

A group of real estate investor associations has provided the UK's financial watchdog with proposals for environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting metrics they say could eventually become part of international real estate industry standards.

Berlin Hyp: Pushing bond innovation despite regulatory frustration

After issuing its award-winning sustainability-linked bond in 2021, Berlin Hyp continues to look for opportunities to innovate in sustainable finance. Ahren Lester reports

Eldridge boosts total Util funding up to $5m

Taxonomania

Can the patchwork of taxonomies springing up across the world ever be reconciled, ask Genevieve Redgrave and Peter Cripps

TPI publishes carbon scores for electric utilities

Singlife with Aviva appoints ESG data provider

SEC climate rules are evolution, not revolution - Gensler

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)'s proposed climate disclosure rules fit the agency's mandate and conform to its "long tradition"...

Colombia publishes 'milestone' national green taxonomy

Colombia has become the first American country to publish a national 'green' taxonomy, with the list of sustainable activities also including a ground-breaking emphasis on land use.

Mandatory climate disclosure for Canadian banks, insurers from 2024

Canada has confirmed plans to phase-in mandatory Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) reporting for banks and insurers from 2024.