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  • 'Legitimate fear' among investors over potential EU-US green trade war, says NTR

    29 March 2023

    There is "legitimate fear" that only larger EU countries will benefit from the Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA), and that it could prompt a green trade war with the US, renewable energy developer NTR has told Environmental Finance.

  • ECB says climate 'tilt' cut carbon intensity of bond purchases by 65%

    23 March 2023

    The weighted average carbon intensity (WACI) of corporate bond purchases by the European Central Bank (ECB) was slashed by about 65%, following the introduction of a 'climate tilt' methodology to prioritise 'greener' issuers

  • Combating inflation best way to support green investments, ECB says

    20 March 2023

    The European Central Bank (ECB) has scotched a suggestion that it could introduce measures to insulate climate-themed investments from inflation, as it said ensuring price stability over the medium term is the best way to ensure inflation does not impair the energy transition.

  • People moves 17 March: Aviva Investors, EdenTree, Aegon ... and more

    17 March 2023

  • ECB: Climate disclosures a 'priority' for structured finance assets

    13 March 2023

    Encouraging climate-related disclosures on the assets underpinning structured finance products is a "priority", the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) and European Central Bank (ECB) said in a joint statement.

  • People Moves 24 February: TPI, SBTi, Clarity AI and more...

    24 February 2023

  • People Moves 17 February: Alantra, Nikko AM, EcoAct

    17 February 2023

  • ECB details corporate bond buying 'green' tilt plan

    03 February 2023

    The European Central Bank (ECB) has provided further details on how it plans to "tilt" its massive €660 billion ($724 billion) private-sector bond buying programme towards 'greener' issuers, including by maintaining purchases of green bonds on the primary markets.

  • Eurozone investors 'net buyers' of labelled debt, ECB says

    24 January 2023

    Investors in the eurozone of 20 EU states are "net buyers" of debt labelled by issuers as green, social, sustainability or sustainability-linked, according to analysis by the ECB.

  • ECB seeks to narrow 'climate data gap' with statistics on debt, physical risks

    24 January 2023

    A first set of statistics on the sustainability bond market, carbon emissions and physical risks posed by climate change has been published by the European Central Bank (ECB).