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The impact of the EU's Sustainable Finance Package on asset managers

Leonard Ng explores three key areas of impact: the taxonomy, regulation of ESG ratings providers and transition finance

Danone's biodiversity footprint shows it degrades an area 'greater than Lebanon'

Food firm Danone's biodiversity footprint for 2021 was equivalent to degrading a pristine area of 10,486.60km², according to Iceberg Data Lab.

NAB, UBS hired as Australian sovereign green bond structurers

US, emerging markets to spur sustainable bond growth

With regulatory and policy shifts in motion, US sustainable bonds are expected to rebound after underwhelming issuance in recent years, market experts predict.

Towards $5trn: the trends set to drive the sustainable bond market

Cumulative sustainable bond issuance crossed the $4 trillion milestone last month, but what should we expect as the market shift towards its next trillion, asks Ahren Lester

CBI, UN resilience taxonomy blueprint published

TNFD metrics 'don't allow direct assessment of COP15 contribution'

The draft core disclosure metrics of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) do not show whether businesses are fulfilling a key goal of the final agreement from COP15, data providers and consultants have claimed.

Asia an 'untapped market' for financial inclusion impact investments

Asia is an 'untapped market' for financial inclusion focused impact investments, a report by a Temasek-funded non-profit has found.

Paris-aligned benchmarks boom but are they helping the transition? Part two

Asset owners are placing money in Paris-aligned benchmarks at a quickening rate but questioned whether they facilitate the transition. Michael Hurley reports

Paris-aligned benchmarks boom but are they helping the transition? Part one

Asset owners are placing money in Paris-aligned benchmarks at a quickening rate but questioned whether they facilitate the transition. Michael Hurley reports