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Global banks supply $800m a day to plastics supply chain

The amount of money that banks have pumped into the global plastics supply chain has been tracked in a new report

EU 'brown' taxonomy proposals split financial sector

People Moves 20 November: Moody's, Willis Towers Watson, GRI, Deutsche Börse, CBI, GIIN, GIZ, Nordea

Deutsche Börse buys majority stake in ISS

German financial exchange operator Deutsche Börse has acquired a majority stake in Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), valuing the corporate governance and environmental, social and governance (ESG) data provider at over $2.2 billion.

People Moves 30 October: Deutsche Bank, PGGM, Canada Infrastructure Bank, Rincon

Deutsche Bank makes appointment to ESG team in Asia

Are banks really going green, or just greenwashing? Part two

With banks' sustainability commitments under fire, are science-based targets the answer, asks Christopher Marchant

News round-up: Verra farming credits, 'social' in spotlight, EU fossil fuel subsidies ... and more

EU issues 'landmark' inaugural social bond to enormous demand

The EU has issued its maiden social bond to enormous investor demand, in what has been described a "landmark" issuance.

BlackRock's iShares launches first climate-risk adjusted government bond fund

BlackRock has launched a product that is believed to be the first climate-risk-adjusted exchange-traded fund (ETF) to invest in government bonds.

Equator Principles criticised for continued prioritisation of developed nations

The fourth version of the Equator Principles has come into effect, yet is already facing criticism from NGOs for an 'arbitrary' distinction between developed nations financing approaches and those in emerging markets.