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EdenTree launches sustainable government bond fund

Specialist sustainable asset manager EdenTree Investment Management (IM) has launched a government debt fund focused on labelled sustainable bonds, such as green bonds.

Azerbaijan, IFC sustainable taxonomy 'roadmap' to launch at COP29

The Central Bank of Azerbaijan and International Finance Corporation (IFC) are set to publish a sustainable finance taxonomy "roadmap" to encourage interoperability between the rapidly growing number of national 'green lists' in development.

Webinar: Uptake of spatial data being driven by nature, climate reporting requirements, says Verisk

TNFD reporting has boosted investor demand for geospatial data, an Environmental Finance webinar heard

ECB could switch from sovereign to supranational bonds amid climate concerns, says Elderson

A lack of a "clear and reliable framework" for comparing sovereign bonds with Paris goals should prompt the European Central Bank (ECB) to consider buying bonds from EU supranational issuers, says one board member.

IFC backs Central Pattana's first SLB with $100m

ETS deadlines risk facilitating 'brown zombie' European industry, ECB blog says

The impending increase in carbon emissions costs under the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) will add to energy intensive firms' financial woes, potentially undermining their ability to invest in decarbonisation, a blog published by the European Central Bank (ECB) says.

Lack of detailed transition plans shows need for vigilance of climate 'leaders', NBIM says

Research showing that no high-emitting companies with decarbonisation targets has detailed plans to reach these shows investors must remain vigilant to inaction - even by companies viewed as climate 'leaders', according to a manager of Norway's $1.7 trillion 'oil fund'.

One-in-three big emitters have 1.5°C-aligned targets - but none have detailed transition plan, says TPI

About 30% of the biggest corporate emitters of greenhouse gas emissions globally have long-term climate targets aligned with keeping warming to 1.5°C - but none have detailed plans on how to reach these targets, according to the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) Centre.

BlueOrchard-managed strategy invests in African digital fintech

Polluting firms accelerated fossil fuel investment after Paris Agreement, study says