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Financial firms green bond lending disclosures 'need more detail'
18 March 2024Financial institutions that issue green bonds need to provide more detail on their 'green' lending portfolios, according to one investor.
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Nature and social standards not top of our priorities, ISSB says
18 March 2024The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has indicated that it will focus its future work on ensuring implementation of its existing standards - suggesting that it does not plan to imminently begin projects to set dedicated nature-related and social standards.
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Landmark green shipping loan loses CBI certification amid contract cancellation
18 March 2024A ground-breaking green shipping loan has had its Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) certification revoked after the borrower revealed plans to cancel the ship order the loan was intended to finance.
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Commission to delay review of Green Asset Ratio for banks
18 March 2024The European Commission is to postpone a review of the much-maligned Green Asset Ratio (GAR) reporting indicator for banks, a key figure at the EU's executive arm has said.
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CSDDD agreed, in watershed moment, but is weakened to 'shadow of former self'
15 March 2024The EU passed a landmark sustainability reporting law which, although significantly weakened from previous versions, was described as "a watershed moment for corporate accountability".
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Canada publishes draft sustainability disclosure standards
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NZBA updates guidelines on climate target setting
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Natural capital investment 'very much aligned with fiduciary duty'
14 March 2024Pension fund manager London CIV said natural capital investments should be considered as closely aligned with the fiduciary duty of asset managers to clients, but perhaps needs the market to "really think" about what that duty means.
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Nature-positive investments still searching for a 'natural home' at Zurich
14 March 2024Green bonds are an "easy play" for investors looking for nature-positive investments, according to Zurich - but the "natural home" among financial asset classes for natural capital investments remains unclear.
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Hopes landmark EU nature restoration law will pass, as elections loom
14 March 2024An EU policymaker is "optimistic" that a landmark law to restore nature in the bloc will soon be adopted, the latest in a series of green policies which are expected to be completed ahead of elections later this year.