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Judging the credibility of transition plans, part one
26 July 2024Investors preparing for a wave of transition plan disclosures face a complicated task to determine 'what good looks like', Michael Hurley writes
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WBCSD publishes avoided emissions guidance
24 June 2024The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has urged investors not to use avoided emissions to claim carbon neutrality, in its recently published "first guidance" for private markets on avoided emissions calculation and reporting standards.
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ISO transition plan standard working group targets COP30 launch
08 May 2024A group developing a proposed international standard for net zero transition planning by financial institutions aims to deliver it within 18 months, at the COP30 UN climate conference in Brazil next year.
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Japanese GFANZ members 'intend to grow transition financing'
02 April 2024Japanese financial institutions said they will grow their allocation to 'transition financing' and explore ways to ramp up a planned phase-out of coal power generation, in a joint statement by signatories to the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ).
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Corporate transition finance framework 'common ground' project launched
09 November 2023The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has published an initial mapping of transition finance frameworks as part of a collaborative project to "demystify" the topic for corporates amid a proliferation of frameworks.
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Investors 'trapped in quandary over whether 1.5°C is achievable'
27 October 2023Investors are "trapped" in a quandary of working towards targets based on keeping warming to 1.5°C, while confidence evaporates that countries and companies are reducing emissions at a fast enough rate to do so, an asset owner has warned.
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'It will help us have more honest conversations'
27 June 2023Investors welcome the IFRS sustainability standards and say, by boosting comparability, they will aid engagement. Michael Hurley reports
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Sustainable finance: key themes for regulation and policy in 2023
06 January 2023The year ahead could be dominated by ESG-related regulation and progress on sustainability data initiatives, Michael Hurley writes
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Nordea warns on gap between portfolio emissions reduction and 'real world impact'
18 November 2022There is a widening disconnect between emissions reductions in investors' portfolios and the decarbonisation of the real economy, the head of sustainability at Nordea Life & Pensions has warned.
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GFANZ publishes net-zero transition plan guidance
01 November 2022The Mark Carney-backed Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) has published voluntary guidance on net-zero transition plans (NZTPs) for achieving net-zero by 2050 focused on Scope 3 emissions.