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Pension funds, insurers and regulators appointed to Canada taxonomy group

Representatives of Royal Bank of Canada, La Caisse and insurer Co-operators are among members of a newly appointed group to lead development of Canada's 'green and transition' sustainable finance taxonomy.

IPDD investors mull response to Brazilian bill that threatens to drive deforestation

Investor members of an initiative to combat deforestation are preparing to reiterate their opposition of a newly adopted law that observers say threatens to accelerate deforestation in COP30 host Brazil.

Investors urge EU against delaying deforestation regulation

Institutional investors have urged the European Parliament to reject a request to delay the EU Deforestation Regulation, saying it would unfairly "disadvantage countries and companies that have moved promptly to prepare for the new requirements".

Nature the next frontier of sustainability, says RBC

Canadian version of CA100+ to push companies for near-term climate targets

A collaborative engagement initiative focused on high-emitting Canadian companies not captured in the Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) initiative is set to ask for more detailed near-term emissions targets, according to an investor member.

Canadian regulators urged to investigate GHG emissions disclosures of big banks

Canadian financial markets regulators have been urged to investigate whether five of the country's largest banks are disclosing adequate climate-related information.

RBC's climate framework 'highly tentative', says IEEFA

RBC BlueBay: Investors need green bond 'policing' standard

Investors need to develop an industry-wide standard to provide clear rules to "police" green bonds which stray from market expectations following issuance, according to RBC BlueBay Asset Management.

Chile enhances its SLBs in latest issue, and promises more to come

The return of Chile to the sustainability-linked bond (SLB) market has been praised for the addition of a more diverse target mix - becoming the first sovereign SLB issuer to include a gender target.

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