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ELFA calls for ESG data scale-up across leveraged loans
07 December 2021The European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA) has found that environmental, social and governance (ESG) data vendor coverage is "severely lacking" for leveraged loans and high yield bonds, compared to investment grade companies.
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Green bond issuers urged to disclose absolute carbon emissions
07 December 2021The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) has urged green bond issuers to begin disclosing the absolute carbon emissions...
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1.5% of companies make CDP climate 'A List'
07 December 2021Out of 13,126 companies making disclosures on climate change, only 200 have made the CDP's 'A List' for climate change (1.5%) this year.
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UK sustainability disclosure rules will be 'quite different' from EU
02 December 2021Early indications are that UK sustainability disclosure rules will diverge from those in the EU - but one expert warns compatibility must be ensured. Ahren Lester reports
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Science Based Targets initiative welcomes first Russian financial firm
30 November 2021Tinkoff has become the first Russian financial firm to join the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) ahead of setting its own Paris Agreement-aligned climate targets.
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Swiss transparency requirements would 'avoid greenwashing'
29 November 2021Suggested minimum transparency requirements for the sustainable financial products of asset managers have been published by two Swiss financial organisations.
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$10trn asset owner alliance urges blended climate finance push
29 November 2021The UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) has urged development finance institutions (DFIs) to better use public-private finance partnerships...
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Plans published for EU's corporate sustainability database
26 November 2021Fresh details have emerged about a planned EU-wide corporate sustainability database, after the European Commission published legislative proposals.
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Australian regulator strengthens final climate financial risk guidance
26 November 2021APRA has published its final guidance for financial firms for managing financial risks of climate change, including tightened recommendations around kick-starting climate scenario analysis and encouraging the adoption of climate-related targets.
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A third of funds claim ESG characteristics, according to SFDR filings
25 November 2021Swiss firm Pictet Asset Management managed more than a tenth of total 'Article 9' fund assets in the EU during the first half of 2021, according to a report...