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Setting science-based target for Total bond plan 'not easy', Pouyanné says
13 May 2021The boss of French oil major Total said the company is working hard to find a Paris Agreement-aligned target for its sustainability-linked bonds, but that the process is "not easy" because of the politics inherent in climate scenarios and the "religious" approach adopted by NGOs.
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$8trn investors back IIGCC 'Net Zero Investment Framework' launch
10 March 2021 -
BlackRock details 2021 climate engagement expectations
17 February 2021BlackRock has published its engagement expectations for companies related to climate risk and the transition to a low-carbon economy, as it more than doubles the target group of carbon-intensive companies on which its engagement will focus in 2021.
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LSE launches first dedicated transition bond segment
16 February 2021The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has launched a dedicated transition bond segment to its sustainable bond market (SBM), in a move it is believed makes it the first exchange to do so.
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ECB should tilt assets and collateral according to climate risk, says Villeroy de Galhau
11 February 2021The Banque de France (BdF) governor said that the European Central Bank (ECB) and other central banks should reduce exposure to climate risk through their asset purchase and collateral policies through valuation adjustments and "tilts"
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25% cut in emissions by corporates setting science-based climate targets
26 January 2021 -
News Round Up: Canada backs land fund, Alquity secures investment, TRIG buys into Beatrice ... and more
15 January 2021 -
$20trn of investors urge firms to set science-based targets
13 October 2020 -
Science Based Targets initiative launches financial sector framework
01 October 2020Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has launched its "breakthrough" pilot framework for financial institutions to set science-based climate targets, but campaigners were "disappointed" and "disturbed" by what they perceive to be shortcomings.
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Transition finance guidelines to be published 'by end of year'
23 June 2020A working group convened by the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) exploring the theme of 'climate transition finance' expects to publish guidelines by the end of the year, but stopped short of saying when a formal set of principles might be launched.