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Investors to challenge sovereign SLB issuers using ASCOR, investor says

Investors plan to use a tool for assessing countries' climate progress to challenge issuers of sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) on the strength of their targets, an investor has said.

Fewer than one in five countries have 1.5°C aligned targets, investor-led analysis reveals

Only four countries among a group of 25 studied have emissions reduction targets that align with the Paris Agreement's goal to limit warming to 1.5°C, according to analysis by an investor-led project.

Opening the black box of sovereign debt and climate risks

Sovereign debt investors are ready to use the first-of-its-kind Ascor tool to assess countries' climate progress, Adam Matthews and Esther Law tell Michael Hurley

Limit climate indicators for assessing sovereigns, Ascor told

Framework launched to assess climate in sovereign bonds

A proposed framework will create a "common language" to help investors better understand countries' climate risk and opportunities, and engage with them on the subject, one of its creators said.

PRI bolsters SDG advisory group

Nine new members have joined the Principles for Responsible Investment's Sustainable Development Goals