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Impact investor consortium plunges $40m into SAF delisting

People Moves, 26 January: GRI, GIIN, Impax, ISS ESG ... and more

NZBA to publish accountability mechanism in 'coming weeks'

The Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) will in "coming weeks" publish details of its procedure for engaging with members not meeting their commitments, ahead of a deadline for the founding members of UN-convened alliance to report their targets.

UN group consults on net-zero principles for lawyers, consultants

NZBA welcomes first Chinese member but suffers second bank exit

The Bank of East Asia (BEA) has become the first Chinese member of the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), but US lender Blue Ridge Bank also became only the second member to "withdraw from" the UN-convened industry group.

Westpac, Macquarie back Australian government social impact investment initiative

NZAOA sets transition planning principles, policy engagement guidance

A $9.5 trillion group of asset owners has set out guidelines on designing 'credible' transition plans and on aligning lobbying and advocacy with decarbonisation goals, areas it said were "crucial, but often challenging, elements for working on net-zero commitments".

NZBA grows to 136 banks as 'milestone' targets date looms

The Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) has seen its membership triple to 136 since it launched in 2021, with 90% of those required to set their initial targets already having done so ahead of a key targets deadline next year.

COP28: Only one in 10 countries has fossil fuel phase out targets, researchers find

National fossil fuel phase out targets are few and far between, researchers have found, amidst ongoing wrangling at COP28 about the necessity of a commitment by countries to phase out fossil fuels.

COP28: 'Milestone' NZDPU climate open data tool gets initial launch

The Net Zero Data Public Utility (NZDPU) has launched an initial "proof-of-concept" of its climate transition data tool which is set to provide the first global private sector centralised and open data source.