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Global Canopy to assess companies on deforestation action

Global Canopy has announced plans to assess companies on their level of progress towards eliminating progress, in a bid to improve investor engagement.

Google Ventures leads $18m funding into Climate X

ICMA Principles to publish whitepaper on SLB 'best practices'

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) working group on sustainability-linked bonds will publish a paper on the "best practices" in the market after ascertaining a "clearer idea" of how to improve the instrument.

ICMA working on detailed 'green enabling' project checklist after guidance

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA)-administered Principles is working on a "detailed checklist" to help issuers and investors use its newly released 'green enabling' project guidance.

Nature and impact data firm has 'concerns' about data estimation issues

Global nature and impact data provider GIST Impact has said it "shares concerns" about the accuracy of data estimates and machine learning models, calling for more standards to deliver legitimacy and more innovation.

Net Zero Investment Framework reduces focus on financed emissions, warning of 'perverse outcomes'

The second version of the widely used Net Zero Investment Framework investor transition planning guide has been published, with a reduced focus on encouraging the reduction of emissions linked to financing.

ICMA, LMA release 'sustainability-linked loan bond' guidance

Two debt industry bodies have jointly published guidance for the issuance of bonds dedicated to financing sustainability-linked loans (SLLs) in order to develop a new sustainable finance product and support the credibility of the performance-based lending instrument.

Disclosure data checklist among ICMA SLB Principles updates

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has published an updated version of the Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles (SLBP) which includes a new disclosure data checklist intended to "harmonise" and strengthen disclosures for the performance-based instrument.

ICMA publishes innovative 'green enabler' sustainable bond guidance

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has published "ground-breaking" guidance for financing 'green enabling' projects in sustainable bonds amid issuer caution in using these critical transition projects in green finance instruments.

WBCSD publishes avoided emissions guidance

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has urged investors not to use avoided emissions to claim carbon neutrality, in its recently published "first guidance" for private markets on avoided emissions calculation and reporting standards.