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  • Co-chairs confirmed for TNFD working group

    13 October 2020

    Three co-chairs have been nominated to lead the Informal Working Group (IWG) that is tasked with launching a work plan for the Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD):

  • Hydrogen's explosive potential to green the economy

    09 October 2020

    'Green' hydrogen promises many benefits to help decarbonise our economies, but it may need EU carbon prices to be five times higher by 2030. Ahren Lester reports.

  • Equator Principles criticised for continued prioritisation of developed nations

    02 October 2020

    The fourth version of the Equator Principles has come into effect, yet is already facing criticism from NGOs for an 'arbitrary' distinction between developed nations financing approaches and those in emerging markets.

  • Transition bonds webinar: Gas is in but oil is 'tough case to make'

    30 September 2020

    Natural gas but not oil is included in a transition taxonomy created by second party opinion provider Sustainalytics.

  • Principles for financing green home retrofitting launched

    29 September 2020

    The UK's Green Finance Institute (GFI) has launched the Green Home Retrofit Finance Principles (GHRFPs), backed by institutions including Lloyds Bank and NatWest, which until recently was known as RBS.

  • BNP raises €80m for private equity impact fund

    28 September 2020

    The alternatives investment arm of BNP Paribas has raised €80 million ($93 million) at first close of a private equity fund of funds that will target measurable positive impact alongside financial returns.

  • Biodiversity impact measurement tool for investors to be created

    23 September 2020

    Four French asset managers have issued a mandate to develop a tool to help investors integrate nature and biodiversity considerations into their decision making.

  • Most financial institutions don't push for ambitious EU sustainable finance strategy

    23 September 2020

    Many financial institutions are failing to support an ambitious EU sustainable finance strategy, according to a report on lobbying by NGO InfluenceMap, with just a handful supporting and actively engaging with the European Commission's policy.

  • Storebrand excludes 27 firms as it tightens climate policy

    24 August 2020

    Norwegian asset manager Storebrand has tightened its climate policy significantly, which will see it exclude 27 firms including oil majors Chevron and ExxonMobil, miner Rio Tinto and chemicals giant BASF.

  • Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Czarnikow, Terna and CMPC

    12 August 2020

    Czarnikow claims world's first sustainability-linked trade facility