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'Sustainable' issuances could grow to be 15% of sukuk market, says Fitch

Sustainable sukuk are expected to represent 5% of the total sukuk market within five years - and could reach 15% over the "medium term", according to Fitch Ratings.

ISS: Data 'greatest' issue for climate risk methodologies

Data gaps are the biggest barrier to banks as they look to understand climate risk, ISS ESG has said.

ISS developing taxonomy tool for banks

BIS: Americas central banks building climate into reserves management

Central banks in the Americas are "gradually" adding climate metrics into their risk management frameworks for international reserve investments, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has said.

Investors engage on fair treatment of employees, says NNIP

Rise of ESG external assurance belies data inconsistency

Guggenheim calls for single ESG framework in infrastructure

IFRS completes absorption of VRF

The IFRS Foundation has completed its absorption of the Value Reporting Foundation, in the latest step in the consolidation of the myriad of sustainability disclosure initiatives.

Why we need blockchain to help fight climate change

Distributed ledger technology has a role in helping to avoid double-counting of emissions reductions, says Dave Sandor

Osmosis: Waste efficiency 'can be alpha source'

Corporate waste efficiency has "never been so important" to the net income of a company due to global inflation, an analyst at UK-headquartered Osmosis Investment Management has said.