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QTC: 'More time and effort' needed on climate adaptation investment
10 June 2024Queensland Treasury Corporation (QTC) said more work is needed on defining climate adaptation investments to drive sustainable finance to this critical and impactful part of the market.
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Singapore Taxonomy's CGT inclusion progressing - but without transition
07 June 2024Advanced work is underway for the Singapore-Asia Taxonomy to be added to the EU-China Common Ground Taxonomy (CGT), but it will not include the transition elements of the Singaporean sustainability list.
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Australian sustainable fund labelling proposal focuses on UK alignment
07 June 2024The developers of the Australian sustainable fund labelling proposals are looking "very closely" at the UK naming rules to see "whether we can align" with the requirements published in November.
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JETPs slow with execution and delivery, say banks
06 June 2024Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs) are slow with their execution and delivery, despite ambitious approaches, a group of banks and investors have claimed.
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Integrity Council announce first CCP-approved methodologies
06 June 2024The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) has approved the first set of carbon credit methodologies aligned with its best-in-class 'Core Carbon Principles' (CCPs), warning many methodologies will not make the cut.
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CA-CIB promoting 'sustainability-linked loan' bond and principles development
05 June 2024Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CA-CIB) considers 'sustainability-linked loan' bonds (SLLBs) a valuable addition to improve the transparency in the SLL market, amid ongoing work to develop principles for the lender-focused instrument.
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Adaptation funding gap could lead to more opportunities, says Oxford University's Ranger
05 June 2024A mismatch in funding 'resilient adaptation' strategies could result in a "huge opportunity" for investors, according to Oxford University's Nicola Ranger.
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Carbon finance needs greater transition considerations, says former Verra CEO
05 June 2024Using carbon finance as an enabler for the transition will improve market credibility and the value of carbon offsets, former Verra chief executive David Antonioli has told Environmental Finance.
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European regulators make recommendations in greenwashing reports
04 June 2024The EU's three principal financial services regulators have called for enhanced supervision and improved market practice on sustainability-related claims in new reports on greenwashing in the financial sector.
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Policymakers urged to push for taxonomy equivalence over interoperability
04 June 2024While interoperability of taxonomies should be welcomed, it is "not enough" and policymakers need to move towards equivalence, an Environmental Finance conference has heard.