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IFRS publishes resource for GRI and ISSB conformity

Sustainability assured?

Are organisations ready for regulators' demands for independent assurance of sustainability disclosures, and are investors ready to reward companies providing assurance, Michael Hurley asks

SMF raises IDR700bn from 'milestone' Indonesian social bond, sukuk

State-owned housing finance firm Sarana Multigriya Finansial (SMF) has raised IDR700 billion ($45 million) from a dual-tranche social bond and social sukuk as it launches an IDR9.5 trillion issuance programme.

COP28: Amundi launches European agriculture fund

Bioeconomy fund leads €17m Series A round in agtech lighting business

ASEAN data utility working with Japanese banks to harmonise supply chain data

The creators of a Single Accesspoint for ESG Data (SAFE) are partnering with Japanese financial institutions in an attempt to ensure financial institutions in the ASEAN region have full visibility of sustainability information throughout their supply chains, it has been revealed.

The double materiality debate is boring ... just report both GRI and ISSB, says GRI chief

Widely used disclosure standard setters GRI and the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) are not in competition, the CEO of the GRI has argued, adding that the debate over a key point of difference between the standards has become "boring".

Japan's 'green transformation' bond: A test case for transition finance

The Japanese government's inaugural transition bond is expected to include controversial technologies. Michael Hurley reports

Loan round-up: Trafigura, Verde Agritech, Nexa Resources ... and more

CA-CIB publishes 'five steps' to green banking transition

Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CA-CIB) has published the 'five steps' to greening banking operations based on its own experience, in a report from an International Finance Corporation (IFC)-led bank alliance.