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Sustainability-linked Bond Principles mark new era for bond market

A set of Sustainability-linked Bond Principles (SLBP) was launched today, in a landmark move that is expected to kickstart a new market of labelled bond issuance that will "complement rather than act as an alternative" to the green bond market.

Investor climate pressure builds on US oil majors as BlackRock steps-up

US oil supermajors ExxonMobil and Chevron experienced significant investor pressure over their climate policies at their annual general meetings, with major investor BlackRock stepping up support for some proposals.

'Time has come' for SEC to address ESG disclosure

A committee of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has urged the regulator to take a lead on environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures, amid concerns a delayed response will result in US firms suffering a "distinct disadvantage" in accessing international capital.

JP Morgan Chase given bloody nose by climate resolution

JP Morgan Chase experienced a significant revolt from investors against its climate change position after nearly half voted in support of a shareholder resolution urging the US bank to align its financing to the Paris Agreement.

Banks' fossil fuel commitments accelerate as pressure intensifies

Time is ripe for US asset managers to engage oil majors

Domestic asset managers have been largely absent from climate engagement with US oil majors, but the Church Commissioners for England tells Ahren Lester that this could finally be changing.

Winners revealed in Environmental Finance's Bond Awards 2020

Environmental Finance's Bond Awards were expanded again this year to reflect the growth and evolution of the green, social and sustainability (GSS) bond markets and to include the nascent GSS loan market.

People Moves, 6 March: DG FISMA, ResponsAbility, Carbon4 Finance

JP Morgan to cease lending to coal companies

JP Morgan Chase will stop providing lending, capital markets or advisory services to companies deriving the majority of their revenues from the extraction of coal, and by 2024 will phase out any remaining credit exposure to such companies.

HSBC named largest green, social and sustainability bond manager

HSBC became the largest green, social and sustainability (GSS) bond market underwriter in 2019, in a year marked by rapidly accelerating diversification of the market.