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2X Challenge aims to raise $15bn in gender-lens climate finance

The 2X Challenge has announced it aims to raise $15 billion for gender-lens investment after securing more than double its original $3 billion target.

COP26 round-up, 2 November: India, deforestation and methane

A brief summary of the biggest news related to COP26 in Glasgow on 2 November.

People Moves 29 October: HSBC, Apollo, Al Gore, WBCSD and more

WBCSD elects new board and new chair Ilham Kadri

Beyond climate: turning the SDGs into an investment strategy

SDG-related listed equity indexes are within reach and can offer attractive financial and impact returns, write Alexander Bassen, Mathieu Verougstraete and Sander Glas

People Moves 22 October: ICMA, CDP, Nordea and more

James Leaton leaves Moody's for SDI

BIS to launch Asian green bond fund for central banks in 2022

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) will launch an Asian green bond fund for central banks in early 2022, just a year after it launched its second green bond fund.

NDB: Blue bonds as big as green bonds in 10 years

The 'blue' bond market of ocean-related sustainable projects could be as big as the green bond market within a decade, the New Development Bank (NDB) has said.

OECD proposes G20 introduce policies to govern ESG data

The G20 group of the world's largest economies should consider introducing policies to strengthen ESG investment practices of investors, including to encourage greater comparability and alignment of environmental metrics in ESG ratings, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has said.