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Japanese regulator publishes draft social bond guidelines

The Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) has published its proposed Social Bond Guidelines (SBG)...

Pandemic drives 10-fold rise in citings of social risks in credit rating actions

Citings of social risks in credit rating actions for private-sector debt issuers have soared ten-fold in 2020...

US climate disclosure tussle develops over SEC filings role

A tussle is developing over whether mandatory climate disclosures in the US should feature in the closely scrutinised annual regulatory filings or as a separate document, with some major firms opposing inclusion in annual filings but some significant investors backing such a move.

Australian debt head unconvinced by green bond cost benefit

The Australian debt management office head said he remains "unconvinced" by the cost appeal...

UK maiden green bond planned for September

The UK is planning to issue its maiden green bond in September after publishing its green bond framework at the end of June, as the country comes closer to kicking off its inaugural £15 billion ($21 billion) sovereign green bond programme.

News round-up: KLP, National Pension Service of Korea, Pioneer Point and more

$780bn Korean pension fund ends new coal power plant investment

Biodiversity briefing afternoon round up

The event was opened by Banque de France's Alexandre Gautier, who called for central banks and investors not to wait for "more information" before acting on the biodiversity impact of investment portfolios.

IEA net-zero roadmap 'turning point' for energy sector ahead of COP26

After years of being judged a climate modelling laggard, the IEA has published a 'landmark' net-zero emissions roadmap which campaigners say raises the stakes for governments and companies ahead of the COP26 summit. Ahren Lester reports

Japan's FSA publishes bond & loan 'transition finance guidelines'

Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) has published Basic guidelines on climate transition finance, with the aim of encouraging "more funds for activities that contribute to achieving [the national government's goal of] 2050 carbon neutral[ity]".