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LGIM sells £40m assets in companies including AIG for climate inaction

Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM) is divesting four holdings, worth £40 million ($56 million), for not engaging satisfactorily with it on climate issues, it has said

Investor group urges banks to set enhanced net zero targets

Chinese financial institutions 'faced with grave climate risks', says central bank

Chinese financial institutions "are faced with grave risks and should begin their green transition right away", according to the governor of the country's central bank.

'Transition' firms preferring sustainability-linked over transition bonds

Sustainability-linked bonds are proving more popular for carbon-intensive issuers than transition bonds, and experts are worried the 'transition' label is adding unnecessary confusion in the market. Ahren Lester and Christopher Marchant report

LSE launches first dedicated transition bond segment

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has launched a dedicated transition bond segment to its sustainable bond market (SBM), in a move it is believed makes it the first exchange to do so.

Bank of China transition bond a 'missed opportunity'

The Bank of China transition bond was ground-breaking in its claims to align with the newly launched transition finance recommendations, reports Ahren Lester, but experts judged the transaction as failing to live up to its promise and ambition

Bank of China issues first ICMA 'handbook'-linked transition bond

The Hong Kong branch of the Bank of China (BoC) has raised $780 million from the first transition bond to be aligned with the recently announced transition finance recommendations from the administrators of the Green and Social Bond Principles.

China 'surprises' with plan to link with EU ETS

Carbon market suggestions by Chinese officials on a global link and absolute emissions cap have surprised many, reports Ahren Lester, and indicate a rising ambition for the nationwide scheme under development

PBoC considers mandatory climate disclosure to support 'green' recovery

The governor of the People's Bank of China (PBoC) has announced the central bank will consider making climate disclosure mandatory and seek to make it easier for international investors to access the green finance market in the country.