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People Moves, 6 October: Legal & General, Bregal Investments, ESG Book, Bridges Fund Management... and more

Winners of the 2023 Voluntary Carbon Market Awards revealed

The winners of Environmental Finance's 2023 Voluntary Carbon Market Awards have been announced.

ESRS-GRI agreement will avoid 'double reporting', groups say

Nature-based carbon tech firm raises $10m

VCMI carbon credit claims 'cannot be used for offsetting'

Carbon credits cannot be used for offsetting emissions instead of reducing emissions within corporate value chains, or for making 'carbon neutral' claims, under the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI)'s Claims Code.

VCMI launches Claims Code to 'accelerate' credible carbon offsetting

A rulebook for companies that aims to speed up corporate use of credible carbon credits has been launched by the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI).

EIB issues 'first' digital green bond in Europe

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has raised SEK1 billion ($93 million) from the first "digital green bond" in Europe, which was issued through an open source platform developed by SEB and Crédit Agricole CIB (CA-CIB).

IIGCC to step up pressure on banks to demonstrate action on net zero

A group representing investors with €65 trillion ($70 trillion) in assets under management has published a set of expectations for banks, as they push for more details on how banks will act on pledges to achieve net zero emissions.

'Next wave of GSSS bonds in Americas to come from hard-to-abate sectors'

The next wave of labelled bonds in the Americas will be from companies in hard-to-abate sectors, which have been underrepresented in the market so far, an underwriter has predicted.

People moves, 21 April: Standard Chartered, VCMI, Lloyds ... and more