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Essential to resist fossil fuel lobby to water down ETS, says ECB's Elderson

It is "essential" that the EU preserves the credibility of its Emissions Trading System (ETS) and resists a fossil fuel "lobby to water [it] down", a board member of the European Central Bank said.

Edentree ponders flexible sustainable bond strategies to tackle transition, EM

Edentree Investment Management (IM) is looking at new products to tackle transition and emerging market fixed income opportunities amid an "uneasy fit" in established - but restrictive - sustainable bond strategies.

AI build-out 'conundrum' poses 'real challenge' for sustainable bonds

The massive capital expenditure required for the build-out of artificial intelligence (AI) is coming to bond markets, posing a "conundrum" for sustainable investors ahead of clients increasing questions on the topic.

Edentree advocates 'social-flavoured UK sovereign bond' after green success

Investors are understood to be encouraging the UK government to consider issuing a social-focused sustainable bond after continued success for its innovative and expanding green bond programme, according to Edentree Investment Management (IM).

Just transition: Sustainable bond guidance to unlock 'immense promise'

An initiative has been launched to develop "practical" guidance to integrate 'just transition' considerations into sustainable bond markets, amid fears the theme has been "lost in translation" within allocation and impact reporting.

'Concerning CSDDD delays' undermine investor confidence, EU told

Implementation guidance for the EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) is urgently needed to uphold business and investor confidence in the bloc, academics and lawyers told the EU in an open letter.

Banks underestimating climate risks from disorderly transition, ECB warns

Eurozone banks are "very likely" underestimating the risks they are exposed to because of climate change, amid increased likelihood of a disorderly transition, a senior figure at the European Central Bank (ECB) warned.

Iran-linked energy crisis shows 'shielding' effect of renewables, ECB says

The energy crisis sparked by the US war with Iran shows how renewable energy can "shield European consumers from fossil fuel price shocks" and tame inflation, the chief economist of the European Central Bank (ECB) said.

US attack 'misunderstands' ESG in credit ratings, expert says

Criticism by US attorneys general of how the 'Big Three' ratings agencies incorporate ESG factors is flawed and misunderstands how the agencies apply their methodologies, according to an expert.

Middle East crisis shows need to decarbonise, says ECB's Elderson