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Comment: Premature sustainability-linked loan labelling is a credibility issue

Ending the practice of prematurely using the 'sustainability-linked' label is low-hanging fruit for improving the credibility of performance-based instrument, argues Ahren Lester

Global sustainable inflows fall at fastest rate in three years

Global sustainable fund inflows fell almost 36% in the first quarter of 2022, the sharpest quarterly slowdown in three years.

Carbon budgets dataset wins investor support

The publication of a massive dataset outlining carbon budgets for companies across 12 sectors has the potential to boost the credibility of investor climate-related target-setting, and support regulation on reporting, observers have said.

Most SEC-regulated entities fail to self-assess diversity policies

EFRAG's proposed sustainability standards welcomed

The release of draft European corporate sustainability reporting standards has been hailed as a "much needed strengthening of EU disclosure rules".

50% of European bonds could be sustainable by 2026

Half of all bonds issued in Europe could be labelled green, social or sustainability (GSS) bonds by 2026, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

EBA consults on environmental risks in EU prudential framework

Green bonds 'lead to more granular engagement'

Green bonds typically lead to more granular discussions about projects than traditional bonds, a conference heard.

Tesco to consider social targets in SLBs

UK supermarket firm Tesco would consider linking sustainability-linked bonds to social targets, an executive at the company said.

Climate change 'the ultimate systemic risk,' says BoE

Climate change represents "the ultimate systemic risk ... [because] firms cannot diversify away from their exposure to the planet," a senior official at the Bank of England (BoE) has said.