Biodiversity-themed equities indices launched
Societe Generale has bought the licence to a new set of indices, developed by Solactive and data provider Iceberg Data Lab, that screen equities for biodiversity impact relative to their industry peers.
Societe Generale invests in 'impact ratings' company
A new breed of interconnector is set to boost energy resilience
Despite the complexities, interconnectors will not only facilitate our journey to net-zero, but also provide a social benefit by improving communities and levelling up, says Nathalie Lemarcis
France's 'perfectly timed' inflation-linked green bond debut
With a longstanding reputation as a prolific green bond issuer and innovator, France welcomed the strong demand for its 'perfectly timed' green 'linker' debut. Ahren Lester reports
Major banks to disclose airline loan book emissions
Chile prepares ground-breaking sovereign sustainability-linked bond
Chile is preparing to issue a ground-breaking debut sovereign sustainability-linked bond (SLB) in "coming weeks" after publishing its framework.
New York Fed climate stress test demonstrates 'substantial' risk for banks
Researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York have published a transition risk-focused climate stress test metric for banks, which demonstrated climate risk was "economically substantial" for some lenders during the 2020 energy crisis.
Rise or fall, energy prices will not stop the momentum towards net zero
The momentum behind decarbonisation and the energy transition is unstoppable, argues Federico Turegano
Harmonising ESG reporting - the search for the Holy Grail
The quest is on, to find one standard to unite the globe! Is it destined for success or failure, asks Peter Cripps