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Helping to build confidence in developing markets

S&P Global Ratings' global head of sustainable finance Bernard de Longevialle and sustainable finance director Beth Burks consider the upcoming COP29 and its work in helping to mobilise private capital to developing economies

Central banks face higher risk of monetary policy mistakes due to climate change, NGFS says

The increasing frequency and intensity of floods, earthquakes and heatwaves due to climate change is likely to make it harder for central banks to forecast inflation and productivity, thereby raising the risk of "mistakes", a group of central banks has suggested.

Listing rules change will raise cost of capital for UK business, asset owners warn

Eurex launches new green bond repo collateral basket

Impax warns investor sentiment towards green funds could sour

The founding CEO of Impax Asset Management has warned that another disappointing year of returns for 'green' listed equities funds could cause investor sentiment to sour.

Green bond funds swing back to black in 2023

2023 saw the growing sustainable bond fund market make positive returns after a torrid two years, with forecasts of another strong year to come. Ahren Lester reports

Sustainable bond fund assets hit $41bn record

Investor appetite for sustainable bond funds has sent the market to record highs in 2023, with expectations of more to come in 2024. Ahren Lester reports

ICMA draws up a 'Common Ground Taxonomy' for transition plans

The influential trade association wants issuer to act on transition plans before regulations arrive, and has provided a high-level tool to get the process started. Ahren Lester reports

Financial markets may be undervaluing 'climate resilience' companies, BlackRock suggests

Financial markets may be underappreciating the prospects for companies that enable climate resilience, BlackRock has said, as it warned the cost of disaster rebuilding in the US alone could equate to the $39 billion of energy investments under the Inflation Reduction Act.

Banking regulatory body consults on requiring disclosure of financed and facilitated emissions

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has requested feedback on proposals to require banks to disclose greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions linked to the financing they provide as well as underwriting and advisory activities.