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Taxonomies 'naturally converging' amid 'structured chaos'

Although the landscape of competing sustainable finance taxonomies looks complicated, Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) argues that it disguises the growing convergence and interoperability between them.

Just transition: Sustainable bond guidance to unlock 'immense promise'

An initiative has been launched to develop "practical" guidance to integrate 'just transition' considerations into sustainable bond markets, amid fears the theme has been "lost in translation" within allocation and impact reporting.

Resilience taxonomy 'doing a good job' - but investor guidance on way

The Climate Bonds Resilience Taxonomy (CBRT) is "doing a good job" of supporting discussions around adaptation and resilience financing, but the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) is planning further guidance to help investors use it.

CBI: Pioneering climate resilience taxonomy sharpened-up

The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has updated its ground-breaking climate resilience taxonomy, clarifying the difference between 'do no significant harm' (DNSH) and 'maladaptation'.

ICE and Climate Bonds Initiative partner on sustainable bonds data

Australian financial institutions to pilot sustainable finance taxonomy

The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has published the Australian sustainable finance taxonomy covering "green and transition" activities - including those in minerals, mining and metals - which will now be tested by some of the country's largest financial institutions.

China raises CNY6bn from 'milestone' debut sovereign green bond

China has raised CNY6 billion ($824 million) from a dual-tranche sovereign green bond, described as a "milestone" deal that could encourage other Chinese issuers to enter the market.

We got things wrong on EU taxonomy - but it's been a huge success, says CBI's Kidney

The creators of the EU's sustainability taxonomy "got things wrong", including not ensuring sufficient input from financial institutions and making it too complex, one of its architects has said.

Only a fifth of SLBs 'aligned' with CBI methodology

Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) said just 18% of all sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) issued to date are aligned with the methodology published by the influential not-for-profit.

CBI publish 'game-changing' agriculture criteria

The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has published its "game-changing" sustainability criteria for agricultural production projects, with the influential not-for-profit hoping it provides a "forward-thinking tool" for one of the more complex areas of sustainable finance.