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GISD calls for blended finance fund for increased UN SDGs funding
07 August 2020The UN-convened Global Investors for Sustainable Development (GISD) Alliance has developed more than 60 proposals calling for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to receive accelerated funding, including through data standardisation and a blended finance fund.
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Bank of America becomes third US lender to join carbon accounting initiative
30 July 2020Bank of America (BoA) has joined the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF), the third major US lender to join the initiative in the past week, as pressure builds on financial institutions to tackle the emissions of their lending and investment portfolios.
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Rocky Mountain Institute launches climate finance centre with US banks
09 July 2020The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) has launched a research centre to help shape the role that the financial industry has in driving the transition to a low-carbon economy, with four major US banks collaborating on the project
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AgriFunds urged to improve natural capital risk disclosure
07 July 2020Food and agriculture funds have been urged to improve reporting on nature-related risks, after a report showed major investors in the sector were materially exposed to the financial risks associated with natural capital threats.
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Sustainable debt market transformed by Covid-19 impact in H1
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Deutsche Bank sets 'ambitious' sustainability targets
15 May 2020Deutsche Bank outlined targets which will see the German lender boost sustainability assets to over €200 billion ($217 billion) by 2025 and issue its first green bond.
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UN calls for investor action in coronavirus response
08 April 2020The UN has called for some of the world's largest investors to join efforts to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, to respond to what it says is the greatest test since the organisation was founded, and to help "rebirth society as we know it".
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AfDB issues $3bn coronavirus bond, as ICMA prepares SBPs guidance
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HSBC named largest green, social and sustainability bond manager
10 February 2020HSBC became the largest green, social and sustainability (GSS) bond market underwriter in 2019, in a year marked by rapidly accelerating diversification of the market.
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CDP announces 179 'A list' leading climate action companies
20 January 2020CDP has named over 170 firms as being global leaders for transparency and action on climate change for 2019.