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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

Six banks launch steel sector decarbonisation working group

Banks with $29trn in assets pledge to set 2050 'net zero' targets

A group of banks with about $28.5 trillion in assets has joined a UN-convened 'Net Zero Banking Alliance', and in doing so pledged to "align operational and attributable emissions from their portfolios with pathways to net-zero by 2050 or sooner".

Investor group urges banks to set enhanced net zero targets

'Double materiality' splits market in IFRS sustainability standards consultation

AMF study identifies weaknesses in French institutions' TCFD reports

Financial institutions continue to struggle to report decision-useful information on how their overall strategy responds to climate change, according to an analysis of French financial institutions' Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) reports.